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Chamaecrista falcinella (Oliver)Lock

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HIGHER TAXON: Cassieae

GENUS: Chamaecrista (L.)Moench

Chamaecrista falcinella (Oliver)Lock [Accepted]
    Cassia L. falcinella Oliver {Synonym}
  
VERNACULAR NAME: -
  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Botswana (N) [106]; Kenya (N) [106]
    Namibia-ISO (N) [107]; Rwanda (N) [107]
    Tanzania (N) [106]; Uganda (N) [106]; Zaire (N) [106]
    Zambia (N) [106]; Zimbabwe (N) [106]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Lake Victoria regional transition zone; grasslands [106]
    Somalia-Masai grasslands [106], Zambezian grassland [106]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Herb
  Lifespan: Annual
  Nodules: Present [1792]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist
  
USES: -

  
NOTES:
  Three varieties recognized (Brenan, FTEA).
  Beware of Cassia falcinella Standley (1917)(later homonym) from Panama.


DATA SOURCES:

106.

   Brenan,J.P.M., 1967
    Caesalp.In:Flora Trop.East Africa. Milne-Redhead & Polhill
    Caesalp.In:Flora Trop.East Africa. Milne-Redhead & Polhill

107.

   Ross,J.H., 1982
    Caesalpinoideae.In:Flora Southern Africa 16,pt.1.Ross.J.H.
    Caesalpinoideae.In:Flora Southern Africa 16,pt.1.Ross.J.H.

1785.

   Allen,O.N. & Allen,E.K., 1981
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.

1792.

   Naisbit,T.,et al., 1992
    New Phytoligist 122:487-492.Evol.signficance of Cham.nodules
    New Phytoligist 122:487-492.Evol.signficance of Cham.nodules
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