Chamaecrista glandulosa
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| Chamaecrista glandulosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Chamaecrista |
| Species: | C. glandulosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Chamaecrista glandulosa (L.) Greene | |
Chamaecrista glandulosa is a species of flowering plant in the legume family native to the Americas. Its distribution extends from Mexico to Brazil and it occurs on many Caribbean islands.
There are many varieties of this plant:[1]
- C. g. var. andicola (South America)
- C. g. var. andreana (Colombia)
- C. g. var. balasana (Peru)
- C. g. var. brasiliensis (Brazil)
- C. g. var. crystallina (Venezuela, Colombia)
- C. g. var. flavicoma (Mexico, Guatemala, South America)
- C. g. var. glandulosa (Jamaica)
- C. g. var. mirabilis - an endangered Puerto Rico endemic formerly called Cassia mirabilis[2]
- C. g. var. parralensis (Mexico)
- C. g. var. picardae (Hispaniola)
- C. g. var. rapidarum (Venezuela, Colombia)
- C. g. var. swartzii (Caribbean)
- C. g. var. tristicula (Colombia)
References
- ↑ GRIN Species Profile
- ↑ USFWS. Recovery Plan: C. g. var. mirabilis. May 12, 1994.
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