Summary
Place of publication:
Pittonia 4:31. 1899
Verified:
02/19/1988
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Burkart, A. E., ed. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios. 1969-
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
- 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. 35:727-733.
- Lewis, G. P. & P. E. Owen. Legumes of the Ilha de Maraca. 1989
- Lewis, G. P. Legumes of Bahia. 1987
- Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
- McVaugh, R. Flora Novo-Galiciana. 1983-
- 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:88-89.
- University of Pretoria. 1955. Annual Report on the research activities of the Plant Physiological Research Institute. 45 pp.
- Whitty, P. W. et al. 1994. Molecular separation of genera in Cassiinae (Leguminosae), and analysis of variation in the nodulating species of Chamaecrista. Molec. Ecol. 3:514.
Common names
English
round-leaf cassia –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | | Mexico | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Cuba | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Jamaica | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Puerto Rico | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Costa Rica | Alajuela | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Costa Rica | San Jose | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Honduras | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Panama | Chiriqui | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Guyana | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Paraguay | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Uruguay | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Bolivia | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Colombia | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | Guayas | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | United States | | |
Native
Northern America
Southern America
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BRAZIL:
Brazil
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CARIBBEAN:
Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico
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MESOAMERICA:
Costa Rica [Alajuela, San Jose], Honduras, Panama [Chiriqui]
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NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Guyana, Venezuela
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SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
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WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador [Guayas]
Naturalized
Northern America
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Animal food | forage | | 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:88-89. |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=300124.
Accessed 22 April 2025.