Chamaecrista glandulosa

Updated on Dec 18, 2024

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Kingdom Plantae Family Fabaceae Scientific name Chamaecrista glandulosa		Order Fabales Genus Chamaecrista Rank Species
Similar Senna bacillaris, Chamaecrista rotundifolia, Cóbana Negra, Inga spuria, Mimosa arenosa

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:

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

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

Chamaecrista glandulosa Wikipedia

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