Taxon: Chamaecrista desvauxii (Collad.) Killip

Summary

Genus:

Chamaecrista

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Caesalpinioideae

Tribe:

Cassieae

Subtribe:

Cassiinae

Nomen number:

435884

Place of publication:

Brittonia 3:165. 1939

Verified:

03/08/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Chamaecrista desvauxii (Collad.) Killip var. brevipes (Benth.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby (0 active accession[s])
Chamaecrista desvauxii (Collad.) Killip var. circumdata H. S. Irwin & Barneby (0 active accession[s])
Chamaecrista desvauxii (Collad.) Killip var. desvauxii (0 active accession[s])
Chamaecrista desvauxii (Collad.) Killip var. latistipula (Benth.) G. P. Lewis (0 active accession[s])
Chamaecrista desvauxii (Collad.) Killip var. linearis (H. S. Irwin) H. S. Irwin & Barneby (0 active accession[s])
Chamaecrista desvauxii (Collad.) Killip var. mollissima (Benth.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby (0 active accession[s])
Chamaecrista desvauxii (Collad.) Killip var. triumviralis H. S. Irwin & Barneby (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Autonym(s)
Cassia langsdorfii Kunth ex Vogel var. langsdorfii

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cassia langsdorfii Kunth ex Vogel

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:1-918.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero	Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:1-918.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit	Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:1-918.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco	Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:1-918.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil		Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:1-918.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize		Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:1-918.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica		Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:1-918.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua		Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:1-918.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama		Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:1-918.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana		Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:1-918.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana		Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:1-918.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname		Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:1-918.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela		Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:1-918.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Corrientes	Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:1-918.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Misiones	Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:1-918.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay		Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:1-918.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia		Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:1-918.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia		Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:1-918.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru		Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:1-918.

Native
Northern America

SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Guerrero, Nayarit, Tabasco]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
BRAZIL: Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Corrientes, Misiones], Paraguay

Reference(s)

Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:1-918.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=435884. Accessed 12 May 2026.