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Chamaecrista glandulosa (L.) Greene var. swartzii (Wikstr.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby (Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35: 784. 1982.) Localities: West Indies (endemic), Lesser Antilles (native) [Anguilla, Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, Barbuda, Dominica, the Grenadines, Maria Galante,Martinique, Monserrat, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [ Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Culebra, Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) (Anegada, Guana Islands, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda ) ], Common Names: Broom cassia (L. Antilles), Dutchman's butter (L. Antilles), Tamarindillo (Puerto Rico), Tanmawen djab (L. Antilles), Ti tanmawen (L. Antilles), Wild tamarind (L. Antilles), Synonyms: Cassia chamaecrista L. subsp. glandulosa (L.) Kuntze f. glabrescens Kuntze (Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 169. 1891.), Cassia glandulosa L. var. swartzii (Wikstr.) J.F. Macbr. (Contr. Gray Herb., n.s., 59: 26. 1919.), Cassia polyadena DC. (Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 2: 132. 1824.), Cassia swartzii Wikstr. (Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1825: 430. 1826.), Chamaecrista complexa Pollard ex Millsp. (Publ. Field Columbian Mus., Bot. Ser., 2(1): 47. 1900.), Chamaecrista polyadena (DC.) Britton (Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 44: 10. 1917.), Chamaecrista swartzii (Wikstr.) Britton (Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 44: 9. 1917.), Citations:1). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78: 1-581. 2). Britton, N.L. and P. Wilson. 1923-1926. Botany of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. New York Academy of Sciences, New York. 3). Flora of Trinidad and Tobago: This flora was published in many parts with many authors. There is no overall editor. R. O. Williams was author of the first treatment and of many others. 4). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 5). Irwin, H.S. and 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(2): 455-918. 6). Liogier, A.H. 1985-1997. Descriptive Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. Spermatophyta. Vols. 1-5. Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. 7). Otero, J.I., R.A. Toro and Pagán de Otero. 1945. Catalogo de los nombres vulgares y científicos de algunas plantas puertorriqueñas. 2nd. ed. Universidad de Puerto Rico. 8). The C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium. 2003. Vascular plants type catalog. New York Botanical Garden. Website: sciweb.nybg.org/science2/hcol/vasc/index.asp 9). Tropicos.org. 2008. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis. Website: www.tropicos.org Last edited 25 Aug 08 |