Chamaecrista rotundifolia (Pers.) Greene var. grandiflora (Benth.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby GRIN-Global

Taxon: Chamaecrista rotundifolia (Pers.) Greene var. grandiflora (Benth.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby

Summary

Genus:

Chamaecrista

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Caesalpinioideae

Tribe:

Cassieae

Subtribe:

Cassiinae

Nomen number:

5227

Place of publication:

Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:732. 1982

Verified:

02/19/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.

Other conspecific taxa

Chamaecrista rotundifolia (Pers.) Greene (73 active accession[s])
Chamaecrista rotundifolia (Pers.) Greene var. rotundifolia (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Cassia rotundifolia Pers. var. grandiflora Benth.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Cassia bauhiniifolia Kunth
Chamaecrista bauhiniifolia (Kunth) Gleason

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Reference(s)

Barrios, S. & V. Gonzalez. 1971. Rhizobial symbiosis on Venezuelan savannas. Pl. & Soil 34(3):707-719.
Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:1-918.
Lewis, G. P. Legumes of Bahia. 1987

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Honduras
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Corrientes
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Guayas

Native
Southern America

BRAZIL: Brazil
MESOAMERICA: Honduras
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Venezuela
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Corrientes], Paraguay
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador [Guayas]

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=5227. Accessed 19 July 2025.