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Chamaecrista desvauxii var. latistipula

Scientific Name: Chamaecrista desvauxii var. latistipula

Family: Fabaceae

Category: Dicot

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Chamaecrista desvauxii var. latistipula

Chamaecrista desvauxii var. latistipula is a variety of plant belonging to the Fabaceae family. It is also known under the synonym Cassia latistipula Benth.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Chamaecrista desvauxii var. latistipula (Benth.) G.P. Lewis
  • Family: Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
  • Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
  • Synonyms:
    • Cassia latistipula Benth.
    • Cassia latistipula var. glauca Hassl.
    • Chamaecrista desvauxii var. glauca (Hassl.)

Distribution and Habitat

  • This variety is native to South America.
  • It has been specifically located in Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros, Alto Paraíso, Goiás, Brazil.
  • Observed growing in the Cerrado region.

Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits

  • The flowers have a unguiculate, obovate, cucullate, yellow corolla.
  • Studies involve the growth of seedlings with different proportions of organic waste as a substrate.

Ecological Role

  • Studies have examined isolation and pre- and postzygotic barriers between sympatric Chamaecrista desvauxii var. graminea and C. desvauxii var. latistipula, in the Chapada Diamantina, Brazil.

Interactions with Other Organisms

  • Pollinated.

Further Information

  • EOL (Encyclopedia of Life) has information available about Chamaecrista desvauxii var. desvauxii and Chamaecrista desvauxii var. latifolia.
  • NCBI Nucleotide provides genetic sequence information.
  • IPNI (International Plant Names Index).
  • Wikimedia Commons hosts media related to this variety (e.g., File:Flickr - Joao de Deus Medeiros - Chamaecrista desvauxii var. latistipula.jpg).