Chamaecrista glandulosa is a species of flowering plant in the legume family native to the Americas. Its distribution extends from Mexico to Brazil and it occurs on many Caribbean islands.
| Chamaecrista glandulosa | |
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| Chamaecrista glandulosa var. swartzii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Genus: | Chamaecrista |
| Species: | C. glandulosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Chamaecrista glandulosa | |
There are many varieties of this plant:[2]
- Chamaecrista glandulosa var. andicola (South America)
- Chamaecrista glandulosa var. andreana (Colombia)
- Chamaecrista glandulosa var. balasana (Peru)
- Chamaecrista glandulosa var. brasiliensis (Brazil)
- Chamaecrista glandulosa var. crystallina (Venezuela, Colombia)
- Chamaecrista glandulosa var. flavicoma (Mexico, Guatemala, South America)
- Chamaecrista glandulosa var. glandulosa (Jamaica)
- Chamaecrista glandulosa var. mirabilis - an endangered Puerto Rico endemic formerly called Cassia mirabilis[3]
- Chamaecrista glandulosa var. parralensis (Mexico)
- Chamaecrista glandulosa var. picardae (Hispaniola)
- Chamaecrista glandulosa var. rapidarum (Venezuela, Colombia)
- Chamaecrista glandulosa var. swartzii (Caribbean)
- Chamaecrista glandulosa var. tristicula (Colombia)
References edit
- ^ Groom, A. (2012). "Chamaecrista glandulosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T19891867A20039733. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T19891867A20039733.en. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Chamaecrista glandulosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ USFWS. Recovery Plan: C. g. var. mirabilis. May 12, 1994.
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