Chamaecrista

Chamaecrista flexuosa (L.) Greene

First published in Pittonia 4: 27 (1901)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical America. It is a perennial, subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Suriname, Texas, Venezuela

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Balick, M.J., Nee, M.H. & Atha, D.E. (2000). Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Belize with Common Names an Uses: 1-246. New York Botanic Garden Press, New York.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • D'Arcy, W.G. (1987). Flora of Panama. Checklist and Index.. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 17: 1-328. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • S.Calderon & P.C.Standley (1944). Lista Preliminar de las plantas de El Salvador, ed. 2: 1-450. Ediciones culturales de la universidad de El Salvador.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Isely, D. (1998). Native & naturalized Leg. of the USA. Brigham Young Univ. Utah

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2002 Fonseca, M.L.; Silva, M.A.; Alvarenga, D.; Santos, A.J.V. [1827] Brazil K000839250 Yes
Apr 1, 1998 Stannard, B.; Ganev, W.; Queiroz, R.F. [51929] Brazil K000839257 Yes
May 1, 1995 Farias, G.L. [458] Brazil K000839252 Yes
Oct 1, 1994 Villarouco, F.M.Q. [11] Brazil K000839255 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Zappi, D.C.; Prado, J.; Queiroz, R.; Barreto, R.; Bida, A. [12019] Brazil K000839245 Yes
Oct 16, 1989 Prado, J.; Scatena, V.L.; Menezes, N.L.; Zappi, D.C. [10620] Brazil K000839244 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Nee, M. [34963] Brazil K000839254 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Santos, J.L.; Coêlho, J.A. [679] Brazil K000839248 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Taylor, E.L.; Silva, M.F.F.; Oliveira, J.; Rosario, C.S.; Santos, M.R.; Silva, J.B.F. [1297] Brazil K000839247 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Teixeira, L.O.A.; Fife, A.J.; McFarland, K.; Mota, C.D.A.; Santos, J.L.; Gomes, S.P.; Nelson, B.W. [1368] Brazil K000839246 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Secco, R.S.; Sperling, C.; Condon, M.; Mesquita, A.; Gilberto R.B.; Marinho, L. [113] Brazil K000839251 Yes
Apr 1, 1981 Fevereiro, V.P.B.; Mayo, S.J.; Silva, M.B.; Oliveira, A.G.P.; Flor, J. [M508] Brazil K000056030 Yes
Apr 1, 1981 Fevereiro, V.P.B.; Mayo, S.J.; Silva, M.B.; Oliveira, A.G.P.; Flor, J. [M508] Brazil K000056031 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Grear, J.W.; Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [14937] Brazil K000839195 Yes
Nov 1, 1935 Allen, C. [206] Colombia K001477120 Yes
Regnell, A.F. [488] Brazil K000839232 Yes
Silva, G.P.; Whitty, P.W.; Geoghegan, I.E. [2861] Brazil K000839258 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Wrigley, B.L.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [6027] Brazil K000839237 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Grear, J.W., Jr.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [16534] Brazil K000839196 Yes
Lyonnet, E. [487] Mexico K000680184 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000839233 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Coelho, L.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [5737] Brazil K000839239 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Philcox, D.; Forero, E.; Coelho, L.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [5414] Brazil K000839238 Yes
Lima, A. [1617] Brazil K000839236 Yes
Usteri, A. [59] Brazil K000839223 Yes
Parodi [s.n.] Brazil K000839226 Yes
Castellanos, A. [22720] Brazil K000839230 Yes
Peck, M.E. [961] Belize K000680186 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [9422] Brazil K000839203 Yes
Philcox, D.; Ferreira, A. [3968] Brazil K000839206 Yes
Gibert [1058] Paraguay K000839240 Yes
Schomburgk [59] Guyana K000839200 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [4288] Brazil K000839221 Yes
Claussen, P.; Delessert, B. [56] Brazil K000839201 Yes
Matuda, E. [3063] Mexico K000680183 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [8744] Brazil K000839204 Yes
Anderson, W.R.; Hatschbach, G.; Barneby, R.C.; Gates, B.E. [11367] Brazil K000839249 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [8551] Brazil K000839202 Yes
Silva, M.A. [2690] Brazil K000839253 Yes
Silva, G.P.; Whitty, P.W.; James, E. [1317] Brazil K000839260 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [10576] Brazil K000839207 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [9070] Mexico K000119697 Yes
Silva, G.P.; Whitty, P.W.; Geoghegan, I.E. [2846] Brazil K000839259 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [7200] Brazil K000839211 Yes
Swainson [s.n.] Brazil K000839219 Yes
s.coll. [110] Brazil K000839213 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [8679] Brazil K000839220 Yes
Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T.; Felippe, G.M. [2910] Brazil K000839209 Yes
Lozada, L. [507] Mexico K000680182 Yes
Lima, A. [3019] Brazil K000839205 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Philcox, D.; Forero, E.; Coelho, L.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [5414] Brazil K000839229 Yes
Oersted, A.S. [10] Nicaragua K000680187 Yes
Lozada, L. [444] Mexico K000680181 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [4249] Brazil K000839212 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [4575] Mexico K000119695 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [19] Brazil K000839218 Yes
Lozada, L. [52] Mexico K000680180 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [9506] Brazil K000839199 Yes
Boog [s.n.] Brazil K000839214 Yes
Hostmann [1062] Suriname K000839243 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] Brazil K000839215 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [10000] Mexico K000119696 Yes
Ule, E. [8140] Brazil K000839210 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [4248] Brazil K000839228 Yes
Silva, N.T. [59732] Brazil K000839217 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Grear, J.W., Jr.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [14255] Brazil K000839208 Yes
Silva, G.P.; Whitty, P.W.; Geoghegan, I.E. [2504] Brazil K000839256 Yes
Usteri, A. [111] Brazil K000839224 Yes
Gardner, G. [3685] Brazil K000839222 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [10022] Brazil K000839198 Yes
Rambo, B. [44940] Brazil K000839197 Yes
Jenman [5511] Guyana K000839234 Yes
Oliveira, P.I. [19] Brazil K000839231 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [9749] Brazil K000839225 Yes
Spruce, R. [262] Brazil K000839241 Yes
Pereira, E. [5016] Brazil K000839216 Yes
Schipp, W.A. [637] Belize K000680185 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000839235 Yes
Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [2700] Brazil K000839227 Yes
Spruce, R. [788] Brazil K000839242 Yes
Colombia K001477119 Yes
Colombia K001477120 Yes
Venezuela K001477121 Yes
Venezuela K001477122 Yes
Venezuela K001477123 Yes
Venezuela K001477124 Yes
Venezuela K001477125 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0