Chamaecrista linearis (H.S. Irwin) Rando, 2025

Bastos, Maria Da Conceição De Carvalho, Marinho, Lucas Cardoso, Fernandes, Rozijane Santos, Zappi, Daniela Cristina, Silva, Tatiane Santana & Rando, Juliana Gastaldello, 2025, Nomenclatural and taxonomic adjustments in Chamaecrista (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) from the Brazilian Cerrado, Phytotaxa 702 (2), pp. 187-196 : 195

2 . Chamaecrista linearis (H.S. Irwin) Rando , stat. nov.

Basionym: — Chamaecrista desvauxii var. linearis (H.S. Irwin 1964: 94) H.S. Irwin & Barneby (1982: 878) . Figs. 4D–E . Type:— BRAZIL. Bahia [part of Pernambuco in 1939], “banks of Rio Preto”, IX. 1939, Gardner 2828 (holotype: K 000056651!, isotype BM 000793280 image!)

Cassia tetraphylla ( Desvaux 1814: 72) var. linearis Irwin (1964: 94)

Chamaecrista linearis (H.S. Irwin & Barneby 1982: 878) Afr. Fern. & E.P. Nunes (2005: 42) nom. inval.

Figures

FIGURE 2. A–D. Chamaecrista tomentella. A. Leaf with two pairs of leaflets. B. Leaflet base. C. Senescent flowers. D. Open fruit. E–H. Chamaecrista transversa. E. Branch with leaves. F. Leaflet base and stipule. G. Open flower in front view. H. Flower in side view. Photos A–E by M.C.C. Bastos; G–H by J.G. Rando.

FIGURE 4. A–C. Chamaecrista graminea. A. Habit. B. Branch with leaves and flowers. C. Flower in front view. Chamaecrista linearis. D. Branch with leaves. E. Branch with leaves and flower in side view. Photos A and C by J.G. Rando; B by M. Simon; D–E by M.C.C. Bastos.