Fabaceae
Chamaecrista

Chamaecrista mimosoides (L.) Greene

First published in Pittonia 4: 27 (1901)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Tropical Asia to N. Australia. It is an annual, perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Caroline Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Marianas, New Caledonia, Niue, Réunion, Samoa, Taiwan, Wallis-Futuna Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Balkrishna, A. & al. (2018). New plant records to the flora of Haryana. Indian Journal of Forestry 41: 117-127.
  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). 61. Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Flora Zambesiaca 3(2): 1-218. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Polhill, R.M. (1990). Flore des Mascareignes 80: 1-235. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Shou, H.Y., Yan, X.L. & Ma, J.S. (2012). Nomenclatural notes on alien invasive vascular plants in China (2). Plant Diversity and Resources 34: 347-353.
  • Sikarwar, R.L.S. (2014). Angiosperm diversity assessment of Chitrakootthe legendary place of Vindhyan range, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 38: 563-619.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zhu, X.Y., Zhang, R.P. & He, Y.L. (eds.) (2021). An inventory of legume species diversity of Myanmar: 1-297. China Minzu university press.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307. [Cited as Chamaecrista pratensis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). 61. Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Flora Zambesiaca 3(2): 1-218. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Christopherson, E. (1935). Flowering Plants of Samoa. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 128: 1-221.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Morat, P. & Veillon, J.-M. (1985). Contributions à la conaissance de la végétation et de la flore de Wallis et Futuna. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section B, Adansonia 7: 259-329.
  • Polhill, R.M. (1990). Flore des Mascareignes 80: 1-235. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Shou, H.Y., Yan, X.L. & Ma, J.S. (2012). Nomenclatural notes on alien invasive vascular plants in China (2). Plant Diversity and Resources 34: 347-353.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sykes, W.R. (1970). Contributions to the flora of Niue. Bulletin, New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 200: 1-321.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zhu, X.Y., Zhang, R.P. & He, Y.L. (eds.) (2021). An inventory of legume species diversity of Myanmar: 1-297. China Minzu university press.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Anonymous (1993). Bull. Dept. Med. Pl. Nepal, Kathmandu. Medicinal plants of Nepal.
  • Brenan, J. P. M. (1967). Caesalp. In: Flora Trop. East Africa. Milne-Redhead & Polhill
  • Dalziel, J. M. (1937). The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
  • DeWit, H. C. D. (1955). Webbia 11:197-292. Revision of Gen. Cassia as occ. in Malaysia
  • Hacker, J. B. (1990). A Guide to Herbaceous and Shrub Legumes of Queensland.
  • Horn, P. E. (1988). Herbarium References
  • Keay, R. W. J. (1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa. Ed. 2;Vol. 1, part 2
  • Polhill, R, M. (1990). Legumineuses. In: Flore des Mascareignes, Vol 80. J. Bosser et a
  • Robertson, S. A. (1989). Flowering Plants of Seychelles. Kew
  • Singh, V. (2001). Monograph on Indian Subtribe Cassiinae (Caesalpiniaceae)
  • Subramanian, K. N. et al. (1987). Flora of Palghat. Dehra Dun.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1979). A Manual of New Guinea Legumes. Office of Forests, Lae, PNG
  • White, F. (1983). The Vegetation of Africa

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2015 Newton [s.n.] Cabo Verde K001134227 No
Oct 1, 2005 Nana felicite [42] Cameroon K000338181 No
Oct 1, 2003 Biye, E. [81] Cameroon K000746585 No
Sep 18, 2002 Sokpon N. et al. [1072] Benin K000117646 No
Sep 18, 2002 Essou J. P. et al. [782] Benin K000117634 No
Oct 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [9435] Cameroon K000051309 No
Jul 1, 1997 Buzgo, M. [774] Cameroon K000338523 No
Jan 1, 1997 Thomas, D.W. [2500] Cameroon K000092605 No
Gumede, S.; Ndlovu, B.; Khuzwayo, P. [10497] South Africa K009001248 No
Bojer [s.n.] Tanzania K000232436 Unknown Type Material Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gwynne, M.D.; Samuel, S.P. [1576] Kenya K000059065 Yes
Coast [78] Ghana K000232490 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8710] Zambia K001635045 No
Trump, E.C. [518] Kenya K000059066 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2923] Botswana K001612904 Yes
Tweedie [4095] Kenya K000059071 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9012] Zambia K001569815 Yes
Bojer [s.n.] Tanzania K000232438 Unknown Type Material Yes
[251] K000232493 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baines, T. [s.n.] K000232492 Unknown Type Material Yes
den Outer-Helder, H.F. [16] Cote d'Ivoire K001562270 Yes
Langa, C. [CL 93] Mozambique K001346635 No
Bogdan, A. [306] Kenya K000059070 Yes
Heudelot [s.n.] K000232494 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8634A] Zambia K001569813 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8654] Zambia K001569814 Yes
Goossens, P. [4879] K000232484 Unknown Type Material Yes
Onana, J.-M. [523 A] Cameroon K000338522 No
Sokpon, N.; Agbani, P.; Yédomonhan, H. [59] Benin K001562083 Yes
Tanzania K000232435 Unknown Type Material Yes
Owens, S.J. United States K:SPC-52822.000 No
Gagah, C.N. [251] Kenya K000059067 Yes
Jackes, B. [s.n.] Australia K:SPC-55269.000 No
ERV [839] Kenya K000059069 Yes
Gossweiler, Johannes [780] Angola K001276447 Yes
Nigeria K000232491 Unknown Type Material Yes
Martin, W. [203] Kenya K000059068 Yes
Blackburn, J. [s.n.] Tanzania K000232437 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brunt, M.A. [886] Cameroon K000092604 No
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 5326] Burma Cassia myriophylla K001120576 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [5326] Burma Cassia myriophylla K000789276 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5321] India Cassia amoena K001120556 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5321] India Cassia amoena K001120570 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5321] Nepal Cassia amoena K001120564 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5321] Cassia amoena K001120558 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5321] India Cassia amoena K001120557 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5321] Nepal Cassia amoena K001120563 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5321] Cassia amoena K001120562 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5321] Cassia amoena K001120568 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5321] Cassia amoena K001120559 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5321] India Cassia amoena K001120561 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5321] Cassia amoena K001120560 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 1, 1997 Etuge, M. [3345] Cameroon Cassia mimosoides K000338521 No
May 22, 1950 s.coll. [s.n.] India Cassia mimosoides K000789299 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moll, V.W. [BW 9505] Cassia mimosoides K003002103 Yes
Gjellerup, K. [643] Cassia mimosoides K003002102 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Cassia mimosoides K000789298 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lauterbach, C.A. [863] Cassia mimosoides K003002092 Yes
s.coll. [5323] Bangladesh Cassia mimosoides K000789300 Unknown Type Material Yes
Forbes, H.O. [953] Papua New Guinea Cassia mimosoides K003002091 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [5907] Saudi Arabia Cassia mimosoides K003026488 Yes
Carr, C.E. [11162] Papua New Guinea Cassia mimosoides K003002093 Yes
Brass, L.J. [32408] Papua New Guinea Cassia mimosoides K003002114 Yes
Wallich, N. [5322] Bangladesh Cassia mimosoides K000789295 Unknown Type Material Yes
Darbyshire, P.J. [655] Papua New Guinea Cassia mimosoides K003002095 Yes
Hartley, T.G. [TGH12413] Papua New Guinea Cassia mimosoides K003002107 Yes
Hoogland, R.D.; Pullen, R. [5374] Papua New Guinea Cassia mimosoides K003002112 Yes
Wallich, N. [5121] Nepal Cassia mimosoides K000789304 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schodde, R. [2842] Papua New Guinea Cassia mimosoides K003002094 Yes
Kairo, A. [510] Papua New Guinea Cassia mimosoides K003002099 Yes
Craven, L.A.; Schodde, R. [898] Papua New Guinea Cassia mimosoides K003002096 Yes
Wallich, N. [5321] Nepal Cassia mimosoides K000789303 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [5321] Nepal Cassia mimosoides K000789302 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tweedie, E.M. [992] Kenya Cassia mimosoides K:SPC-09255.000 No
Wallich, N. [5321] Nepal Cassia mimosoides K000789301 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rottler, J.P. [s.n.] India Cassia mimosoides K000789297 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mckee, H.S. [1293] Papua New Guinea Cassia mimosoides K003002110 Yes
s.coll. [119] Cassia mimosoides K003002111 Yes
Schlechter, R. [18345] Cassia mimosoides K003002097 Yes
Streimann, H.; Kairo, A. [NGF27519] Papua New Guinea Cassia mimosoides K003002106 Yes
Spellenberg, R.; Abushe'ar, A.A. [s.n.] Yemen Cassia mimosoides K003026441 Yes
Brass, L.J. [11668] Cassia mimosoides K003002104 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India Cassia mimosoides K000789296 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brass, L.J. [6506] Papua New Guinea Cassia mimosoides K003002090 Yes
{Womersley; Hoogland, R.} [4955] Papua New Guinea Cassia mimosoides K003002109 Yes
Gomez, W. [5322] Bangladesh Cassia mimosoides K000789294 Unknown Type Material Yes
van Royen, P.; Sleumer, H.O. [6729] Papua New Guinea Cassia mimosoides K003002101 Yes
Millar, A.N. [NGF23867] Papua New Guinea Cassia mimosoides K003002108 Yes
Wallich, N. [5321] Nepal Cassia mimosoides K000789305 Unknown Type Material Yes
Versteegh, C. [BW720] Guinea Cassia mimosoides K003002105 Yes
Coode, M.J.E.; Katik, P. [NGF32788] Papua New Guinea Cassia mimosoides K003002113 Yes
Brass, L.J. [27356] Papua New Guinea Cassia mimosoides K003002098 Yes
van Royen, P. [5003] Papua New Guinea Cassia mimosoides K003002100 Yes
Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 5323] Bangladesh Cassia roxburghiana K001120569 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 5323] Cassia roxburghiana K001120571 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5323] Burma Cassia roxburghiana K001120572 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 5323] Cassia roxburghiana K001120567 Unknown Type Material Yes

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