Chamaecrista rotundifolia
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By path near warden's house, Christon Bank
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By path near warden's house, Christon Bank
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By path near warden's house, Christon Bank
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By path near warden's house, Christon Bank
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| Synonyms: |
Cassia rotundifolia Pers. |
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| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Prostrate annual or short-lived perennial herb. Stems up to c. 1 m long with long spreading hairs, slightly woody at the base. Leaves 2-foliolate; petiole 3-8 mm long. Leaflets broadly obovate to almost round, 1 - 4 cm long. Stipules lanceolate, 4-11 mm long. Flowers axillary, yellow on a long slender pedicel, 15 - 75 mm long. Pod linear, flattened, up to c. 50 × 5 mm. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | rotundifolia: round-leaved |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to tropical America |
| FZ divisions: | N,C |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 30 September 2015 |
| Literature: |
Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(2) Page 122. Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 213. as Cassia rotundifolia Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 43. |
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