Place of Publication
Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35(1-2): 336-337 (1982)
Type citation
"Chile: Valparaíso, Valparaíso; anno 1832", Cuming 708 (Holotype: K Isotypes: E, BM).
References
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Irwin & Barneby (1982)
Irwin, H.S.
and
Barneby, R.C.
1982. The American Cassiinae. A synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Casiinae in the New World. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 35:(1-2):1-98
Regions
Coquimbo,
Valparaíso,
Metropolitana,
Maule and
Ñuble
Habitat
Temperate Forests and
Relict coastal forest
Distribution and habitat
Central Chile from Coquimbo to Ñuble. Grows in coastal woodlands, sometimes in deep shade and usually below 500 meters above sea-level.
Descriptions
Habit
Evergreen shrub to 1-3.5 m tall. Flowering from August to December.
Key characteristics
Secondary venation of leaflets prominent on both surfaces. The foliage tends to be a darker green than that of Senna stipulacea var. stipulacea.