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Family : Caesalpiniaceae |
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Family (APGIII) : FABACEAE |
| Protologue : Bull. Jard. Bot. Etat 20: 266 (1950) |
| Information on the genus : Cassia |
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Status
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Chamaecrista parva (Steyaert) Lock |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Cassia falcinella var. longifolia Ghesq. |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Perennial herb ± 8-50 cm tall with erect slender, flexuous, usually annual stems, simple or subsimple or somewhat branched especially near base, arising from a woody rootstock. |
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| Ecology : |
Grassland; deciduous woodland; grassy savanna with Protea; open forests with Brachystegia; 1560-2200 m alt. |
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Resembling C. katangensis (both perhaps forming a single taxon). On the other hand, the distinctive features of C. parva are not always clear, with series of forms intermediate between C. comosa and C. katangensis. |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Kew Bull. 43: 334-341 (1988).
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
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| Record n°69781 |
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