Overview

Distribution

Chamaecrista glandulosa (L.) Greene:
Ecuador (South America)
Guatemala (Mesoamerica)
Brazil (South America)
Colombia (South America)
Bolivia (South America)
Caribbean (Caribbean)
Mexico (Mesoamerica)
Venezuela (South America)
Peru (South America)
Panama (Mesoamerica)
Guyana (South America)
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Chamaecrista cowellii Britton:
Panama (Mesoamerica)
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Cassia flavicoma Kunth:
Bolivia (South America)
Colombia (South America)
Honduras (Mesoamerica)
Mexico (Mesoamerica)
Panama (Mesoamerica)
Peru (South America)
Venezuela (South America)
Caribbean (Caribbean)
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Physical Description

Morphology

Physical Description

Perennial, Shrubs, Taproot present, Nodules present, Stems erect or ascending, Stems or branches arching, spreading or decumbent, Stems prostrate, trailing, or mat forming, Stems less than 1 m tall, Stems 1-2 m tall, Stems greater than 2 m tall, Stems solid, Stems or young twigs glabrous or sparsely glabrate, Stems or young twigs sparsely to densely hairy, Leaves alternate, Leaves petiolate, Extrafloral nectary glands on petiole, Stipules 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 10-many, Leaves glabrous or nearly so, Flowers in axillary clusters or few-floweredracemes, 2-6 flowers, Inflorescence axillary, Bracts very sm all, absent or caducous, Bracteoles present, Flowers actinomorphic or somewhat irregular, Calyx 5-lobed, Calyx hairy, Petals separate, Petals clawed, Petals orange or yellow, Stamens 9-10, 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 the 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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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

Statistics of barcoding coverage: Chamaecrista glandulosa

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Species: 2
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Wikipedia

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:[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

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