Overview
Distribution
Chamaecrista rotundifolia (Pers.) Greene:
Guyana (South America)
Panama (Mesoamerica)
Paraguay (South America)
Uruguay (South America)
Mexico (Mesoamerica)
United States (North America)
Honduras (Mesoamerica)
Venezuela (South America)
Costa Rica (Mesoamerica)
Caribbean (Caribbean)
Colombia (South America)
Argentina (South America)
Brazil (South America)
Bolivia (South America)
Belize (Mesoamerica)
Namibia (Africa & Madagascar)
China (Asia)
Guyana (South America)
Panama (Mesoamerica)
Paraguay (South America)
Uruguay (South America)
Mexico (Mesoamerica)
United States (North America)
Honduras (Mesoamerica)
Venezuela (South America)
Costa Rica (Mesoamerica)
Caribbean (Caribbean)
Colombia (South America)
Argentina (South America)
Brazil (South America)
Bolivia (South America)
Belize (Mesoamerica)
Namibia (Africa & Madagascar)
China (Asia)
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Forzza, R. C. & et al. 2010. 2010 Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil. http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
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Steyermark, J. 1995. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana Project.
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Killeen, T. J. & T. S. Schulenberg. 1998. A biological assessment of Parque Nacional Noel Kempff Mercado, Bolivia. RAP Working Papers 10: 1–372.
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Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55: 1–584.
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Lewis, G. P. 1987. Legumes of Bahia. 369 pp.
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Liogier, H. A. 1988. Spermatophyta: Leguminosae to Anacardiaceae. Descr. Fl. Puerto Rico & Adj. Isl. 2: 1–481.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1871
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Lewis, G. P. & P. E. Owen. 1989. Legumes Ilha de Maraca i–xvi + 99 pp.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/8334
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Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: A synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35: 1–918 [in 2 parts].
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D'Arcy, W. G. 1987. Flora of Panama. Checklist and Index. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 17(1): i–xxx,.
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http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1031911
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Small, J. K. 1933. Man. S.E. Fl. i–xxii, 1–1554. Published by the Author, New York.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1515
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Burkart, A. 1987. Leguminosae, Rafflesiaceae. In A. Burkart. 3: 442–738,. In A. Burkart Fl. Il. Entre Ríos. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/43605
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Flora of China Editorial Committee. 1988-2013. Fl. China Unpaginated. Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing & St. Louis.
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Balick, M. J., M. Nee & D. E. Atha. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85: i–ix, 1–246.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1014725
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Zamora Villalobos, N. 2010. Fabaceae. En: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. Vol. 5. B.E. Hammel, M.H. Grayum, C. Herrera & N. Zamora (eds.). Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 119: 395–775.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/100003899
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Cassia rotundifolia Pers.:
Argentina (South America)
Belize (Mesoamerica)
Bolivia (South America)
Brazil (South America)
Costa Rica (Mesoamerica)
Guatemala (Mesoamerica)
Honduras (Mesoamerica)
Mexico (Mesoamerica)
Panama (Mesoamerica)
United States (North America)
Caribbean (Caribbean)
Venezuela (South America)
Argentina (South America)
Belize (Mesoamerica)
Bolivia (South America)
Brazil (South America)
Costa Rica (Mesoamerica)
Guatemala (Mesoamerica)
Honduras (Mesoamerica)
Mexico (Mesoamerica)
Panama (Mesoamerica)
United States (North America)
Caribbean (Caribbean)
Venezuela (South America)
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SPECIMEN BASED RECORD. Published protolog data.
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Anonymous. 1986. List-Based Rec., Soil Conserv. Serv., U.S.D.A. Database of the U.S.D.A., Beltsville.
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Molina Rosito, A. 1975. Enumeración de las plantas de Honduras. Ceiba 19(1): 1–118.
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Foster, R. C. 1958. A catalogue of the ferns and flowering plants of Bolivia. Contr. Gray Herb. 184: 1–223.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1313
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Dwyer, J. D. & D. L. Spellman. 1981. A list of the Dicotyledoneae of Belize. Rhodora 83(834): 161–236.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1811
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Standley, P. C. 1937. Flora of Costa Rica. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 18(2): 487–559.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/314
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Adams, C. D. 1972. Fl. Pl. Jamaica 1–848. University of the West Indies, Mona.
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Leon, H. & H. Alain. 1951. Dicotiledoneas: Casuarinaceas a Meliaceas. Fl. Cuba 2: 1–456.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/65
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Matuda, E. 1981. Las Leguminosas del Estado de Mexico Gobierno del Estado de Mexico. 251 pp.
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Parodi, L. R. 1943. La vegetacion del Departamento de San Martin en Corrientes (Argentina). Darwiniana 6(2): 127–178.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/276
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Isely, D. 1975. Leguminosae of the United States: II. Subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(2): 1–228.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/445
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Schery, R. W. 1951. Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 38(1): 1–94.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/63
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Robertson, K. R. & Y. T. Lee. 1976. The genera of Caesalpinioideae (Leguminosae) in the southeastern United States. J. Arnold Arbor. 57(1): 1–53.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/155
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Steyermark, J. A. & O. Huber. 1978. Fl. Avila 1–971. Sociedad Venezolana de Ciencias Naturales, Caracas.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/67
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Seymour, F. C. 1973. Cassia in Nicaragua. Phytologia 27(5): 330–348.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/366
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National Distribution
United States
Origin: Exotic
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
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Global Range: Introduced to peninsular FL, native of tropical America. Ranges from MX to Brazil, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Ghana, Nigeria.
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Physical Description
Morphology
Physical Description
Annual, Perennial, Herbs, Taproot present, Nodules present, Stems prostrate, trailing, or mat forming, Stems less than 1 m tall, Stems solid, Stems or young twigs sparsely to densely hairy, Stems hairs pilose or spreading, Leaves alternate, Leaves petiolate, Stipul es conspicuous, Stipules green, triangulate to lanceolate or foliaceous, Stipules persistent, Stipules free, Leaves compound, Leaves even pinnate, Leaf or leaflet margins entire, Leaflets opposite, Leaflets 2, Leaflets 4, Leaves glabrous or nearly so, Flowers solitary in axils, or appearing solitary, Flowers in axillary clusters or few-floweredracemes, 2-6 flowers, Inflorescence axillary, Inflorescence or flowers lax, declined or pendulous, Bracts very small, absent or caducous, Bracteoles present, Flowers actinomorphic or somewhat irregular, Calyx 5-lobed, Calyx hairy, Petals separate, Petals clawed, Petals orange or yellow, Fertile stamens 5, Stamens heteromorphic, graded in size, Stamens completely free, separate, Filaments glabrous, Anthers opening by basal or terminal pores or slits, Style terete, Fruit a legume, Fruit unilocular, Fruit freely dehiscent, Fruit elongate, straight, Fruit oblong or ellipsoidal, Fruit exserted from calyx, Fruit internally septate between t he seeds, Fruit compressed between seeds, Fruit explosively or elastically dehiscent, Valves twisting or coiling after dehiscence, Fruit glabrous or glabrate, Fruit hairy, Fruit 3-10 seeded, Seeds subquadrate, Seed surface smooth, Seeds olive, brown, or black.
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Ecology
Habitat
Conservation
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