Chamaecrista absus (L.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby

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Rocky slopes on left of entry road

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Mana Pools, by main road to camp

Lusaka SE 13km; Dec 2007.
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Lusaka SE 13km; Feb 2010.
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Kanyanja; Feb 1996.
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Gaborone

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Along road from Chironde Camp to Mungari Airstrip, Coutada 12

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Nhago Camp, Coutada 12

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Along D3508 Kalimbeza road

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Katima Mulilo area

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Along D3508 Kalimbeza road

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Synonyms:	Cassia absus L.
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Status:	Native
Description:	Annual herb, to 60 cm, glandular-hairy. Leaves: petiole to 4 cm, without a gland; leaves with 2 pairs of opposite leaflets with a gland on the rhachis between each pair. Inflorescences terminal. Petals 5-6 mm, yellow, orange, salmon or pinkish-red with reddish-brown veins. Stamens 5, subequal; filaments straight. Pod 3-6 cm, flat.
Type location:	Sri Lanka
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Habitat:	In disturbed grassland or open woodland, also on roadsides, riverine alluvium and former cultivated areas.
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Flowering time:	Feb - Mar
Worldwide distribution:	Widespread in the tropics and subtropics.
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Literature:	Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(2) Pages 125 - 129. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 212. as Cassia absus Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 128. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 43. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 115. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 71. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 62. Troupin, G. (1978). Caesalpiniaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume I Pages 388 - 390. as Cassia absus (Includes a picture). Wild, H. (1955). Common Rhodesian Weeds Government of Rhodesia, Salisbury Page 52. as Cassia absus (Includes a picture).

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