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Taxon:  Cassia tetraphylla Martyn



Summary
Genus:
Cassia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Cassieae
Subtribe:
Cassiinae
Nomen number:
314764
Place of publication:
P. Miller, Gard. dict. ed. 9, 1: Cassia no. 44. 1797
Comment:
non Chamaecrista tetraphylla (Desv.) Britton & Killip (1936), which blocks transfer of the specific epithet (Melbourne ICN Art. 11.4c)
Verified:
10/16/1989 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1978. Monographic studies in Cassia (Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae) 3. Sections Absus and Grimaldia. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 30:264.
  2. 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. 35:661.
Common names
Distribution
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://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=314764. Accessed 3 March 2026.

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