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Chamaecrista desvauxii

Scientific Name: Chamaecrista desvauxii

Family: Fabaceae

Category: Dicot

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Chamaecrista desvauxii

Chamaecrista desvauxii is a species of flowering plant belonging to the Fabaceae (Legume) family.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Chamaecrista desvauxii (Collad.) Killip
  • Family: Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Synonyms:
    • Cassia bartlettii Standl.
    • Cassia desvauxii Collad.
    • Cassia lanceolata
    • Cassia adscendens Colla
    • Cassia langsdorffii var. longipedicellata H. S. Irwin
    • Cassia tetraphylla var. littoralis H. S.
    • Cassia brevipes Collad. (Synonym for Chamaecrista desvauxii var. brevipes)
  • Varieties include:
    • Chamaecrista desvauxii var. brevipes (Benth.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby
    • Chamaecrista desvauxii var. chapadicola H.S. Irwin & Barneby
    • Chamaecrista desvauxii var. circumdata H.S. Irwin & Barneby
    • Chamaecrista desvauxii var. latistipula (Benth.) G.P. Lewis
    • Chamaecrista desvauxii var. linearis (H.S.Irwin) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
    • Chamaecrista desvauxii var. langsdorfii (Kunth ex Vogel) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
    • Chamaecrista desvauxii var. peronadenia
    • Chamaecrista desvauxii var. saxatilis

Distribution and Habitat

  • Chamaecrista desvauxii is widespread in Central and South America.
  • It is native to Argentina, Belize, and Bolivia, among other countries.
  • It has been found in "restinga herbceo-arbustiva" at Praia Vermelha, Penha-SC.
  • It has also been observed in a cerrado area of Brazil.

Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits

  • It has been described as herbaceous-shrubby (herbceo-arbustiva).

Interactions with Other Organisms

  • There is documented ant-plant mutualism with three sympatric varieties of Chamaecrista desvauxii.
  • It can form Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) associations.

Further Information

  • EOL (Encyclopedia of Life)
  • Wikispecies
  • iNaturalist.org
  • ASU Vascular Plant Herbarium
  • Herbário Virtual
  • Pl@ntNet
  • Discover Life
  • The South African National Biodiversity Institute’s southern