Chamaecrista almanegra A.M.Trujillo, Londoño-Ech. & Idarraga

, Brittonia 74(1): 79 (2022).
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77298044-1
Publication
Brittonia; a Series of Botanical Papers. New York, NY
Collation
74(1): 79
Date of Publication
2 Feb 2022
Family as entered in IPNI
Caesalpiniaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
A.M.Trujillo & Y.Londoño 111
Locality
Antioquia: Mun. Zaragoza, vereda San Antonio y La Arenosa, alrededores de la mina La Valeria, 126 m
Collection Date
16 Dec 2018
Type Herbaria
holotype HUA
isotype COL
isotype JAUM
Latitude
7° 26' 36" N
Longitude
74° 49' 17" W
Distribution Of Types
Colombia (Western South America, Southern America)

Nomenclatural Notes

[epublished]

Remarks

doi:10.1007/s12228-021-09696-3 Etymology: 'The epithet “almanegra” refers to the vernacular name given to the species at the type locality. It means 'black soul' and describes the tree's blackish wood, which is considered to be valuable and of fine quality'.