Cassia moschata

Cassia moschata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Cassieae
Subtribus: Cassiinae
Genus: Cassia
Species: Cassia moschata

Name

Cassia moschata Kunth (1824)

Synonyms

• Cathartocarpus moschatus (Kunth) G.Don

Homonyms

• Cassia moschata Benth. = Cassia leiandra Benth.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Guyana, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Sri Lanka References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Humboldt, A., Bonpland, A. & Kunth, C.S. 1823–1824 ["1823"]. Nova genera et species plantarum, quas in peregrinatione ad plagam aequinoctialem orbis novi collegerunt, descripserunt, partim adumbraverunt Amat. Bonpland et Alex. de Humboldt. Tomus 6 (quarto ed.). 600 pp. Apud Gide filium, Lutetiae Parisiorum [Paris]. BHL Reference page. : 266 [folio]; 6:338 [quarto].

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cassia moschata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cassia moschata. Published online. Accessed: Aug 28 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cassia moschata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Aug 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cassia moschata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

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