Chamaecrista obcordata (Sw.) Britton

Chamaecrista obcordata (Sw.) Britton, Bull. Torrey Club 44: 6 1917.
Cassia obcordata Sw. ; Wikst. Sv. Vet. Akad. Handl. 1825: 429. 1826.
A low, branched shrub, the twigs densely short-pubescent. Stipules ovate, acute, about
1 mm. long; leaves 1-2.5 cm. long, the petiolar gland with a short, stout stalk; leaflets 2-7 pairs,
obovate or oblong-obovate, glabrous, or sparingly short-pubescent on the midvein beneath,
emarginate, obtuse or obcordate, subcoriaceous, strongly pinnately several-veined, faintly
shining or dull, 5-10 mm. long; pedicels filiform, solitary, 1-2 cm. long, 2-bracteolate at about
the middle; sepals lanceolate, acuminate, about 5 mm. long; petals 10-12 mm. long; legume
linear, about 2.5 cm. long, pubescent.
Type locality: St. Bart's. Distribution: St. Bart's; St. Martin.