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Chamaecrista desvauxii var. mollissima (Benth.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby

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Chamaecrista madrensis Rose, sp. nov
A shrub, the short twigs densely appressed-pubescent with short hairs. Stipules ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 2-5 mm. long, acute or acuminate, cordate, strongly many-nerved, shortciliate, puberulent; petiole stout, pubescent, shorter than the stipules; leaflets 2 appro.ximate pairs, subcoriaceous, oblong-oblanceolate, 5-8 mm. long, 2-3 mm. wide, obtuse or acutish, strongly 5-7-nerved and pinnately veined, ciliate, the venation nearly parallel; legume linear, setulose-pubescent, 1.2-2.5 cm. long, 4-5 mm. wide.
Between Aguacate and Dolores, Tepic, August 6, 1897, /. A^. Rose 2023.
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Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. 1928. (ROSALES); MIMOSACEAE. North American flora. vol 23(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
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