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Chamaecrista martinicensis

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Chamaecrista martinicensis (Urban) Britton & Rose
Cassia martinicensis Urban, Repert. Sp. Nov. IS: 313. 1918.
Stems short-villous, the internodes short. Stipules lanceolate, acumhiate, 7-8 mm. long; jjctiolar gland oval, sessile, about 1 mm. long; rachis short-pilose; leaflets linear, acute, aristulate, thin, short-pilose on both sides, about 12 mm. long, 1.2-1.7 mm. wide, the midvein near the upper margin; pedicels about 4 mm. long; bractlets linear-lanceolate; sepals oblonglanceolate, acuminate, 3.5-4 mm. long; petals unequal, about as long as the sepals; immature legume about 3 cm. long, 3.5 mm. wide, puberulent, about lO-seeded.
Type locality: Martinique.
Distribution: Known only from the type locality and to us from description only.
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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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