Fabaceae

Chamaecrista (L.) Moench

First published in Methodus: 272 (1794)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropics & Subtropics.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Aldabra, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Cayman Is., Central African Repu, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, Free State, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iowa, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kansas, Kentucky, Kenya, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Louisiana, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Manchuria, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pakistan, Panamá, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rhode I., Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Somalia, South Carolina, South China Sea, South Dakota, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Western Australia, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Andaman Is., Bismarck Archipelago, Canary Is., Caroline Is., Fiji, Hawaii, Kazan-retto, Laccadive Is., Maine, Maldives, Marianas, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Niue, Norfolk Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Primorye, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Solomon Is., Tonga, Transcaucasus, Wallis-Futuna Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.495.1.1. epublication.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Irwin & Barneby in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35: 636–895 (1982).
  • Meth. Pl. Hort. Bot. Marburg.: 272 (1794).

Flora of Somalia

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

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2013 Costa, C.B.N. [116] Brazil K000835393 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Semir, J.; Sazima, M.; Menezes, N.; Giulietti, A.M. [4099] Brazil K000840054 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Armando, M. [15] Brazil K000839994 Yes
Mar 1, 2012 Rodrigues, W.R. [122106] Brazil K000858676 Type Yes
Apr 1, 2006 Martinelli, G.; Leuenberger, B.E. [9199] Brazil K000839126 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Quieroz, L.P. [5036] Brazil K000642188 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Ganev, W. [2413] Brazil K000642186 Paratype Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Ganev, W. [2006] Brazil K000642172 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Ganev, W. [202] Brazil K000642170 Paratype Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Ganev, W. [503] Brazil K000642171 Type Yes
Apr 10, 2003 Pennington, R.T.; Carvalho, A.M.; Carvalho, F.A. [219] Brazil K000206302 Yes
Apr 1, 2003 Giulietti, A.M.; Harley, R.M.; Ramos, F. [2198] Brazil K000840039 Yes
Sep 18, 2002 Akoegninou A. et al. [2843] Benin K000117636 No
Sep 1, 2001 Stannard, B.; Ganev, W.; Quieroz, R.F. [51708] Brazil K000642187 Type Yes
May 1, 2001 Salas M., S.H. [3335] Mexico K000680425 Yes
Feb 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4375] Cameroon K000051310 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Schimper [66] Ethiopia K000232462 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Schimper [66] Ethiopia K000232463 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Schimper, M.W. [416] Ethiopia K000232464 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Quarse [1000] K000232481 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Silva, G.P., de; Whitty, P.W.; James, E. [1324] Brazil K000839980 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Silva, G.P., de; Whitty, P.W.; James, E. [1393] Brazil K000839981 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Queiroz, L.P.; Nascimento, N.S. [3617] Brazil K000055531 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Balam, F. [490] Mexico K000680429 Yes
Dec 1, 1992 Sandoval, E.; Sandoval, M. [861] El Salvador K000680426 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Hatschbach, G.; Hatschbach, M.; Barbosa, E. [56599] Brazil K000055561 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Hatschbach, G.; Hatschbach, M.; Barbosa, E. [56649] Brazil K000055562 Yes
Nov 18, 1991 Alves, R.J.V.; Beeker, J. [1627] Brazil K000839976 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Scatena, V.L.; Zappi, D.C.; Pires, F.S.; Prado, J.; Menezes, N.L. [10534] Brazil K000839099 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Menezes, N.L.; Cavalcanti, T.B.; Gonçalves, J.C.C. [10300] Brazil K000839097 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Giulietti, A.M.; Menezes, N.L.; Semir, J.; Giulietti, N.; Mattos, A.J. [1840] Brazil K000839098 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Hensold, N.; Rodrigues, M.T.; Menezes, N.L.; Kawasaki, M.L. [2824] Brazil K000839095 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Giulietti, A.M.; Menezes, N.L.; Semir, J.; Giulietti, N.; Mattos, A.J. [1840] Brazil K000839096 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Furlan, A.; Giulietti, A.M.; Harley, R.; Wanderley, M.G.; Varanda, E. [4499] Brazil K000839143 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Harley, R.M.; Wanderley, M.G.; Varanda, E.; Furlan, A.; Giulietti, A.M. [4506] Brazil K000839142 Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Lutzelburg, Ph., Von [301] Brazil K000055417 Yes
s.coll. [141] Brazil K000839092 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; et al. [CFCR 6793] Brazil K:SPC-55235.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000839989 Yes
Albuquerque, V.R. [20] Brazil K000839992 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [2483] Brazil K000839133 Yes
Glaziou, A. [20268] Brazil K000839136 Yes
Luke, Q.; Badua, A.; Bokara, D.; Hastings, Z.; Mebulo, I.; Rivas, J. [13482] Equatorial Guinea K001560728 Yes
Souza, V.C.; Sano, P.T.; Harley, N.R.R.; Sakuragui, C.M. [5449] Brazil K000840007 Yes
Fonseca, M.L.; Silva, M.A.; Alvarenga, D.; Santos, A.J.V. [1825] Brazil K000840067 Yes
Lima, A. [582985] Brazil K000835795 Yes
Anderson, W.R.; Fryxell, P.A.; Hill, S.R.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R. [8716] Brazil K000839128 Yes
Lima, H.C.; Lewis, G.P.; Gomes, J.C.; Morão, L.M.M. [2979] Brazil K000839982 Yes
Fonseca, M.L.; Silva, M.A.; Alvarenga, D.; Santos, A.J.V. [1792] Brazil K000840069 Yes
Darbyshire, I.; Osborne, J.; Datizua, C.; Langa, C.; Zandamela, J.; Macuacua, A. (guide) [1182] Mozambique K001346507 No
Pirani, J.R.; Harley, R.M.; Stannard, B.L.; Furlan, A.; Kameyama, C. [1718] Brazil K000835793 Yes
s.coll. [28] Mexico K000478165 Unknown Type Material Yes
Riedel [560] Brazil K000839091 Yes
Gardner [3688] Brazil K000840074 Yes
Wood, J.R.I., Clegg, R., Martinez, M.T., Parada, A. [29417] Bolivia K000544546 Yes
Arbo, M.M.; Jardim, J.G.; Ferucci, M.S.; Sant´Ana, S.C. [7439] Brazil K000839991 Yes
Elorsa C., M. [3656] Mexico K000680424 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000555330 Type Yes
Queiroz, L.P. [295] Brazil K000056738 Yes
Seemann, B.C. [2071?] Panama K000680437 Yes
Schlechtendal [711] Mexico K000478547 Isotype Yes
Langa, C.; Datizua, C.; Osborne, J.; Zandamela, J.; Melecuane, B. [CL85] Mozambique K001346628 No
Peters, J.N.; Silva, F.C. [2] Brazil K000839974 Yes
Noblick, L.R.; Britto, I.C. [4457] Brazil K000056741 Yes
Barbosa, E.; Silva, J.M. [2038] Brazil K000840033 Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.S.; Miotto, S.T.S. [7739] Brazil K000055541 Yes
Teixeira, I.M. [10] Brazil K000840045 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; et al. [CFCR 6798] Brazil K:SPC-55237.000 No
Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; Watanabe, M.; Pereira, J. [58313] Brazil K001577353 No
Forzza, R.C.; Assis, L.C.S.; Jardim, J.G.; Lima, L.R.; Lucas, E.; Silva, B.R.; Edwards, S.; Zappi, D. [2856] Brazil K000839979 Yes
Silva, J.M.; Hatschbach, G. [5900] Brazil K000840035 Yes
Ribas, O.S.; Silva, J.M. [7797] Brazil K000840024 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [2583] Brazil K000839796 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Fonsêca, S.F.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R.; Ramos, J. [27848] Brazil K000839130 Yes
Banze, A.; Osborne, J.; Mucaleque, P.; Maoji, S.O. (guide) [AB538] Mozambique K001346708 No
Wood, J.R.I.; Martinez, M.T.; Ledezma, R. [29059] Bolivia K001560261 Yes
Langa, C.; Datizua, C.; Osborne, J.; Zandamela, J.; Melecuane, B. [CL88] Mozambique K001346631 No
Lewis, G.P.; et al. [CFCR 7495] Brazil K:SPC-55236.000 No
Harris, T. [382] Mozambique K000613818 Yes
Queiroz, L.P.; Nascimento, J.G.A.; Sobrinho, J.G.C.; Marazzi, B. [9189] Brazil K000840061 Yes
Gardner [4528] Brazil K000839134 Yes
Smith, L.B.; Klein, R. [10643] Brazil K000839454 Yes
Verdi, M.; Pougy, N.; Martinelli, G.; Maurenza, D.; Martins, E. [7216] Brazil K000544649 Isotype Yes
Lewis, G.P.; et al. [CFCR 7545] Brazil K:SPC-55238.000 No
Lewis, G.P.; et al. [CFCR 7091] Brazil K:SPC-55241.000 No
Glaziou, A. [20269] Brazil K000839138 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Fonsêca, S.F. [22216] Brazil K000839135 Yes
Ribas, O.S.; Silva, J.M. [7802] Brazil K000840025 Yes
Calderón, C.E.; Monteiro, O.P.; Guedes, J. [2717] Brazil K000839798 Yes
Souza, V.C.; Sano, P.T.; Roque, N.; Harley, R.; Sakuragui, C.M. [5449] Brazil K000840009 Yes
Wood, J.R.I., Martinez, M.T., Ledezma, R. [29059] Bolivia K000690070 Yes
Wood, J.R.I., Clegg, R., Martinez, M.T., Parada, A. [29428] Bolivia K000544545 Yes
Guedes, M.L.; Giulietti, A.M.; Hind, N.; Smith, S.; Harley, R.; Silva, E.M.; Bautista, H.P. [3044] Brazil K000840063 Yes
Paula, J.E. [3289] Brazil K000056024 Yes
Buzzi, M. [20] Brazil K000840044 Yes
Martinelli, G.; Moraes, M.A. [16127] Brazil K000839988 Yes
Queiroz, L.P.; Silva, M.M. [3841] Brazil K000840037 Yes
Gomide, C.C.C. [5] Brazil K000840046 Yes
Cordeiro, J.; Silva, J.M.; Vaz, J. [2811] Brazil K000840032 Yes
Glaziou, A. [20979] Brazil K000835796 Yes
Esteves, G.L.; Morawetz, W.; Wallnöfer, B. [15515] Brazil K000840041 Yes
Souza, V.C.; Sano, P.T.; Roque, N.; Harley, R.; Sakuragui, C.M. [5449] Brazil K000840008 Yes
Thomas, W.W.; Carvalho, A.M.; Amorim, A.; Jardim, J.G.; Sant´Ana, S.; Paixão, J.L. [11265] Brazil K000839978 Yes
Rezende, A.V.; Viollati, L.G.; Silva, P.E.N.; Borgatto, D.F. [94] Brazil K000055609 Yes
Sandoval; Chinchilla [19] El Salvador K000680567 Yes
Lima, V.L.G.F. [39] Brazil K000840004 Yes
Dalton, J. [275] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K000511886 Yes
Silva, S.B.; Lima, M.G.G. [379] Brazil K000055517 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [2536] Brazil K000839797 Yes
Hatschbach, G.; Silva, J.M. [80102] Brazil K000840034 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Fonsêca, S.F.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R.; Ramos, J. [28101] Brazil K000839131 Yes
Pott, A.; Pott, V.J.; Damasceno, G.A., Jr.; Ratter, J.A.; Milliken, W.; Yesilyurt, J. [12508] Brazil K000840038 Yes
Agra, M.F.; Góis, G. [1542] Brazil K000055510 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [20956] Brazil K000839971 Yes
Cavalcanti, T.B.; Silva, G.P.; Rezende, J.M.; Gualda, C.M.A.; Silva, M.C.; Carvalho, I.M. [1478] Brazil K000840071 Yes
Saint Pierre, M. [1065] Mexico K000680423 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Brenan, J.H. [14481] Mexico K000680433 Yes
Silva, L.A.M.; Santos, T.S. [1943] Brazil K000056740 Yes
s.coll. [34] Brazil K000839140 Yes
Lindeman, J.C.; Haas, J.H. [5003] Brazil K000839457 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Brenan, J.H.; Greenwood E.W.; Greenwood, M. [14446] Mexico K000680431 Yes
Silva, L.A.M.; Hage, J.L. [612] Brazil K000056739 Yes
Carvalho, A.M.; Saunders, J. [2884] Brazil K000056737 Yes
Laurênio, A.; Andrade, K.; Rodal, M.J.N. [13] Brazil K000839999 Yes
Menandro, M.S. [100] Brazil K000839998 Yes
Silva, G.P.; Whitty, P.W.; Geoghegan, I.E. [2515] Brazil K000840060 Yes
Raynal, A. [15926] Guadeloupe K000680427 Yes
Nascimento, M.S.B. [433] Brazil K000055540 Yes
Ribas, O.S.; Silva, J.M. [7631] Brazil K000840021 Yes
Kirkbride, J.H., Jr [4718] Brazil K000835794 Yes
Hatschbach, G.; Hass, H. [13961] Brazil K000839795 Yes
Woodgyer, E.; Conceição, A.A.; Stannard, B.; Atkinson, R. [2505] Brazil K000840036 Yes
Nascimento, M.S.B. [516] Brazil K000055545 Yes
Hancock, W. [9] Mexico K000680145 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000555326 Lectotype Yes
Usteri, A. [113] Brazil K000839455 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [2467] Brazil K000839093 Yes
Hughes, C.E. [1785] Mexico K000680428 Yes
Hunter, A.A.; Allen, P.H. [521] Panama K000680434 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [20968] Brazil K000555567 Isotype Yes
Chan, C. [3969] Mexico K000680430 Yes
Queiroz, L.P.; Nascimento, N.S. [3841] Brazil K000055542 Yes
Glaziou, A. [19087] Brazil K000839132 Yes
Palmer, E. [412] Mexico K000680178 Yes
Gibbs, P.; Semir, J.; Kinoshita, L.S.; Andrade, J.B. [2371] Brazil K000839983 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R.S. [15787] Brazil K000056725 Yes
Guedes, M.L.; Giulietti, A.M.; Hind, N.; Smith, S.; Harley, R.; Silva, E.M.; Bautista, H.P. [3044] Brazil K000840062 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Cowell, J.F. [273] Montserrat K000511883 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; et al. [CFCR 7401] Brazil K:SPC-55979.000 No
Silva, A.S.L.; Rosa, N.A.; Bahia, R.P.; Santos, M.R. [1818] Brazil K000840065 Yes
Pohl [546] Brazil K000839139 Yes
Forzza, R.C.; Monteiro, R.F.; Saavedra, M.M.; Moura, R.; Avelar, M.G. [4539] Brazil K000839990 Yes
Dusén, P.K.H. [9454] Brazil K000839456 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [1273] Mexico K000680179 Yes
Zappi, D.C.; Kameyama, C.; Prado, J. [11303] Brazil K000840048 Yes
Rezende, A.V.; Viollati, L.G.; Silva, P.E.N.; Borgatto, D.F. [95] Brazil K000055607 Yes
Hatschbach, G.; Barbosa, E. [79439] Brazil K000840022 Yes
Riedel [558] Brazil K000555602 Type Yes
Giulietti, A.M.; Sakuragui, C.M.; Harley, R.M.; Atkins, S.; Souza, V.C. [13599] Brazil K000840012 Yes
Carvalho, A.M.; Saunders, J. [2982] Brazil K000056735 Yes
Milliken, W.; Bowles, S.; Latham, S. [424] Brazil K000839376 Yes
Rezende, A.V.; Viollati, L.G. [293] Brazil K000055610 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R.S. [16860] Brazil K000056723 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Fonsêca, S.F. [22901] Brazil K000839129 Yes
Irwin, H.S., et.al. [18240] Brazil K000555568 Type Yes
Brooks, R.R.; Reeves, R.D.; Ferreira, H.D. [499] Brazil K000840016 Yes
Gossweiler, Johannes [10758] Angola K001276448 Yes
Carvalho, A.M.; Saunders, J. [2941] Brazil K000056736 Yes
Hoehne, W. [s.n.] Brazil K000840073 Yes
Stephan [s.n.] Brazil K000839137 Yes
Silva, J.M.; Barbosa, E. [5688] Brazil K000840023 Yes
s.coll. [145] Brazil K000839141 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R.S. [17481] Brazil K000056724 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Fonsêca, S.F. [22154] Brazil K000839094 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 7666] Nepal Grimaldia K001127596 Unknown Type Material Yes

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