Chamaecrista glandulosa

Chamaecrista glandulosa

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: Chamaecrista
Species: Chamaecrista glandulosa
Varieties: C. g. var. andicola – C. g. var. andreana – C. g. var. balsasana – C. g. var. brasiliensis – C. g. var. crystallina – C. g. var. flavicoma – C. g. var. mirabilis – C. g. var. parralensis – C. g. var. rapidarum – C. g. var. swartzii – C. g. var. tristicula

Name

Chamaecrista glandulosa (L.) Greene

Synonyms

• Cassia chamaecrista var. stricta (Schrank) DC.
• Cassia glandulosa L.
• Cassia glandulosa var. ramosa Griseb.
• Cassia glandulosa var. stricta (Schrank) G.Don
• Cassia ramosissima Kunth
• Cassia stricta Schrank
• Cassia virgata Sw.
• Chamaecrista cowellii Britton
• Chamaecrista glandulosa var. ramosa (Griseb.) Millsp.
• Chamaecrista virgata (Sw.) Greene
• Dialanthera glandulosa (L.) Raf.
• Hepteireca glandulosa Raf.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Jamaica Regional: Northern South America Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Greene, E.L., 1899. Pittonia; a Series of Papers Relating to Botany and Botanists. Berkeley, CA 4:286.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Chamaecrista glandulosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Chamaecrista glandulosa. Published online. Accessed: Aug 30 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Chamaecrista glandulosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Aug 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Chamaecrista glandulosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2020 Aug 30.

Vernacular names

English: Jamaican broom

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