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Nomenclature: wfo-0000175517

Chamaecrista serpens (L.) Greene Pittonia 4: 29 (1901)

Nomenclatural References

• literature : Pittonia 4(20): 29. 1899 [17 Mar 1899] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
• person : Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'L.' in the authors string.
• person : Edward Lee Greene (1843-1915) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Greene' in the authors string.
• database : IPNI record: 54744-2
• database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: ild-21673
• database : The Plant List version 1.1, record: ild-21673

Taxonomy: Accepted in 2023-12 classification

Placement: Code > Plantae Haeckel > Pteridobiotina Britton & Brown > Angiosperms > Fabales Bromhead > Fabaceae Juss. > Caesalpinioideae DC. > Chamaecrista Moench > Chamaecrista serpens (L.) Greene

Subtaxa

• Chamaecrista serpens var. delicata (Rose) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
• Chamaecrista serpens var. grandiflora (Benth.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
• Chamaecrista serpens var. isthmogenes H.S.Irwin & Barneby
• Chamaecrista serpens var. mensarum (A.R.Molina) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
• Chamaecrista serpens var. oaxacana H.S.Irwin & Barneby
• Chamaecrista serpens var. serpens
• Chamaecrista serpens var. wrightii (A.Gray) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Synonyms

• Cassia serpens L.
• Cassia prostrata Kunth
• Cassia flexuosa Mill.
• Ophiocaulon serpens (L.) Raf.

Facets

Countries (ISO): Argentina [AR] (1); Belize [BZ] (1); Bolivia (Plurinational State of) [BO] (1); Brazil [BR] (5); Colombia [CO] (1); Cuba [CU] (1); Guatemala [GT] (1); Guyana [GY] (1); Honduras [HN] (1); Jamaica [JM] (1); Mexico [MX] (5); Nicaragua [NI] (1); Panama [PA] (1); Paraguay [PY] (1); United States of America (the) [US] (3); Uruguay [UY] (1); Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) [VE] (2).

Taxonomic References

• database : Legume Data Portal record: 2715182 Placement taken from Fabaceae Checklist 2023 v.4