Fabaceae
Chamaecrista
Chamaecrista nictitans

Chamaecrista nictitans var. leptadenia (Greenm.) Gandhi & S.L.Hatch

First published in Sida 13: 123 (1988)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Arizona to Texas and N. & W. Mexico. It is an annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Texas

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023). Flora of North America North of Mexico 11(1): 1-541. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico. [Cited as Chamaecrista nictitans var. mensalis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Isely, D. (1998). Native and Naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States: 1-1007. Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2007 Hernández Magaña, R.; Hernández, H.V.; Uriel Hernández, V. [9669] Mexico Chamaecrista nictitans var. mensalis K000680349 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Hinton, G.B. [5972] Mexico Chamaecrista nictitans var. mensalis K000119719 Yes
Gentry, H.S. [1710] Mexico Chamaecrista nictitans var. mensalis K000680351 Yes
Palmer, E. [654] Mexico Chamaecrista nictitans var. mensalis K000680350 Yes
Mulford, A.I. [1038a] United States Chamaecrista nictitans var. mensalis K000680353 Yes
Wooton, E.O. [435] United States Chamaecrista nictitans var. mensalis K000680352 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0