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

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • 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.
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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.
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  • Robertson, S. A. (1989). Flowering Plants of Seychelles. Kew
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  • 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

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