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Chamaecrista kirkii (Oliver)Standley

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HIGHER TAXON: Cassieae

GENUS: Chamaecrista (L.)Moench

Chamaecrista kirkii (Oliver)Standley [Accepted]
    Cassia L. kirkii Oliver {Synonym}
    Cassia L. wildemaniana Ghesq. {Synonym}
  
VERNACULAR NAME: -
  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Angola-ISO (N) [110]; Cameroon (N) [106]
    Equatorial Guinea-ISO (N) [8]; Ethiopia (N) [24]
    Gabon (N) [106]; Ghana (N) [11]; Guinea (N) [8]
    Ivory Coast (N) [8]; Kenya (N) [106]; Liberia (N) [11]
    Malawi (N) [106]; Nigeria (N) [106]
    Sierra Leone (N) [106]; Tanzania (N) [106]; Togo (N) [8]
    Uganda (N) [106]; Zaire (N) [106]; Zambia (N) [106]
    Zimbabwe (N) [106]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Guineo-Congolian grasslands
    Lake Victoria regional transition zone; grasslands [106]
    Sudanian grasslands [11], Zambezian grassland [106]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Herb
  Lifespan: Annual
  Nodules: Present [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist
  
USES: -

  
NOTES:
  Three varieties recognised (Brenan,FTEA). [106]
  Chamaecrista kirkii (Oliver)Standley: Synonym (see ref.) [106]
  Cassia kirkii Oliver: Accepted (see ref.) [106]
  Nodulation data from Cassia kirkii Oliver [1785]


DATA SOURCES:

8.

   Lock,J.M., 1985
    Specimen in Herb.Kew
    Specimen in Herb.Kew

11.

   Keay,R.W.J., 1958
    Flora of West Tropical Africa.Ed.2;Vol.1,part 2
    Flora of West Tropical Africa.Ed.2;Vol.1,part 2

24.

   Thulin,M., 1983
    Opera Botanica 68:1-223.Leguminosae of Ethiopia
    Opera Botanica 68:1-223.Leguminosae of Ethiopia

106.

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

110.

   Torre,A.R.da & Hillcoat,D., 1958
    Caesalpinoideae.In:Consp.Fl.Angolensis 2.Exell & Mendonca
    Caesalpinoideae.In:Consp.Fl.Angolensis 2.Exell & Mendonca

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.
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