Chamaecrista mimosoides

Chamaecrista mimosoides

Chamaecrista mimosoides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Cassieae
Subtribus: Cassiinae
Genus: Chamaecrista
Species: Chamaecrista mimosoides

Name

Chamaecrista mimosoides (L.) Greene

Synonyms

• Cassia amoena Buch.-Ham.
• Cassia angustissima Lam.
• Cassia chamaecrista f. auricoma Kuntze
• Cassia filipendula Bojer
• Cassia geminata Vahl ex DC.
• Cassia gracillima Welw.
• Cassia guineensis G.Don
• Cassia leschenaultii Wall.
• Cassia microphylla Willd.
• Cassia mimosoides L.
• Cassia myriophylla Wall.
• Cassia roxburghiana Graham
• Cassia thunbergiana Blume ex Miq.
• Chamaecrista angustissima (Lam.) Greene
• Chamaecrista hecatophylla (DC. ex Callad.) Greene
• Nictitella mimosoides (L.) Raf.
• Senna sensitiva Roxb.
• Senna tenella Roxb.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Maluku, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional:Southeastern Asia Cambodia, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam Regional: Arabian Peninsula Yemen Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Queensland, Western Australia Introduced into: China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, New Caledonia, Niue, Réunion, Samoa, Taiwan, Wallis-Futuna Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Greene, E.L., 1899. Pittonia; a Series of Papers Relating to Botany and Botanists. Berkeley, CA 4:27.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Chamaecrista mimosoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Chamaecrista mimosoides. Published online. Accessed: Aug 30 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Chamaecrista mimosoides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Aug 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Chamaecrista mimosoides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

English: Mateloi, Mateloi Lalahi

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