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Chamaecrista (sect.Apoucouita) aspidiifolia Irwin & Barneby from Bahia,Ch. (sect.Absus) glischrodes Irwin & Barneby from Minas Gerais andCh. (sect.Absus)didyma Irwin & Barneby from Brazilian Amazonia are described, figured, and discussed in terms of affinity. Several incidental new combinations inChamaecrista are proposed.
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Irwin, H.S., Barneby, R.C. Three new Brazilian species of chamaecrista moench (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae). Brittonia 31, 149–155 (1979). https://doi.org/10.2307/2806690
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