Chamaecrista glandulosa
| Chamaecrista glandulosa | |
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| Chamaecrista glandulosa var. swartzii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Genus: | Chamaecrista |
| Species: | C. glandulosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Chamaecrista glandulosa | |
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:[2]
- Chamaecrista glandulosa var. andicola (South America)
- Chamaecrista glandulosa var. andreana (Colombia)
- Chamaecrista glandulosa var. balasana (Peru)
- Chamaecrista glandulosa var. brasiliensis (Brazil)
- Chamaecrista glandulosa var. crystallina (Venezuela, Colombia)
- Chamaecrista glandulosa var. flavicoma (Mexico, Guatemala, South America)
- Chamaecrista glandulosa var. glandulosa (Jamaica)
- Chamaecrista glandulosa var. mirabilis - an endangered Puerto Rico endemic formerly called Cassia mirabilis[3]
- Chamaecrista glandulosa var. parralensis (Mexico)
- Chamaecrista glandulosa var. picardae (Hispaniola)
- Chamaecrista glandulosa var. rapidarum (Venezuela, Colombia)
- Chamaecrista glandulosa var. swartzii (Caribbean)
- Chamaecrista glandulosa var. tristicula (Colombia)
References[edit]
- ^ Groom, A. (2012). "Chamaecrista glandulosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T19891867A20039733. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T19891867A20039733.en. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Chamaecrista glandulosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ USFWS. Recovery Plan: C. g. var. mirabilis. May 12, 1994.
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