Cassia kirkii Oliv.

First published in Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 281 (1871)
This name is a synonym of Chamaecrista kirkii

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). 61. Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Flora Zambesiaca 3(2): 1-218. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Chamaecrista kirkii.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Chamaecrista kirkii.]

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Benth. in Trans. Linn. Soc. 27: 580
  • F.T.A. 2: 281 (1871)
  • Steyaert in Fl. Congo Belge 3: 525, t. 38.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 642 (1930), pro parte, excl. saltern pi. angol.
  • Ghesq. in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 9: 150 (1932), pro parte, excl. var. quarrei.
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 96 (1949).
  • Mendonça & Torre in Consp. Fl. Angol. 2: 183 (1956).
  • Oliv., Flora of Tropical Africa 2: 281 (1871), pro parte, excl. specim. Welwitsch.
  • Steyaert in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 20: 253 (1950), pro parte, excl. specim. Welwitsch 1721
  • Steyaert in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 3: 525 (1952).

Other Data

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Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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