Chamaecrista rotundifolia (Pers.) Greene

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Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Photo: Mark Hyde
By path near warden's house, Christon Bank

Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Photo: Mark Hyde
By path near warden's house, Christon Bank

Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Photo: Mark Hyde
By path near warden's house, Christon Bank

Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Photo: Mark Hyde
By path near warden's house, Christon Bank

Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Photo: Mark Hyde
Mavhuradonha Wilderness Eco-Lodge

Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Photo: Mark Hyde
Mavhuradonha Wilderness Eco-Lodge

Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Photo: Mark Hyde
Mavhuradonha Wilderness Eco-Lodge

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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.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: rotundifolia: round-leaved
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Altitude range: (metres)
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Worldwide distribution: Native to tropical America
Zimbabwe distribution: N,C
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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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Flora of Zambia: cultivated Chamaecrista rotundifolia

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Chamaecrista rotundifolia
African Plant Database: Chamaecrista rotundifolia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Chamaecrista rotundifolia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Chamaecrista rotundifolia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Chamaecrista rotundifolia
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iNaturalist: Chamaecrista rotundifolia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Chamaecrista rotundifolia
JSTOR Plant Science: Chamaecrista rotundifolia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Chamaecrista rotundifolia
Plants of the World Online: Chamaecrista rotundifolia
Tropicos: Chamaecrista rotundifolia
Wikipedia: Chamaecrista rotundifolia


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Chamaecrista rotundifolia.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=127000, retrieved 28 March 2024

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