Chamaecrista nictitans

Chamaecrista nictitans

Chamaecrista nictitans

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 nictitans
Subspecies: C. n. subsp. brachypoda – C. n. subsp. disadena – C. n. subsp. patellaria
Varietates: C. n. var. aspera – C. n. var. brachycarpellata – C. n. var. diffusa – C. n. var. glabrata – C. n. var. jaliscensis – C. n. var. leptadenia – C. n. var. paraguensis – C. n. var. pilosa – C. n. var. praetexta

Name

Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench, 1794

Synonyms

• Cassia aspera var. mohrii Pollard
• Cassia multipinnata Pollard
• Cassia multipinnata var. nashii Pollard
• Cassia nictitans L.
• Cassia nictitans var. commixta (Pollard & Maxon) Millsp.
• Cassia nictitans var. hebecarpa Fernald
• Cassia nictitans var. leiocarpa Fernald
• Cassia nictitans var. mohrii (Pollard) J.F.Macbr.
• Cassia nictitans var. multipinnata (Pollard) J.F.Macbr.
• Cassia pilidens Steud.
• Cassia procumbens L.
• Cassia pseudonictitans Hance
• Chamaecrista aspera var. mohrii (Pollard) Pollard
• Chamaecrista commixta Anon.
• Chamaecrista mohrii (Pollard) Small ex Britton & Rose
• Chamaecrista multipinnata (Pollard) Greene
• Chamaecrista nictitans var. commixta Pollard & Maxon
• Chamaecrista nictitans var. hebecarpa (Fernald) C.F.Reed
• Chamaecrista nictitans var. leiocarpa (Fernald) Moldenke
• Chamaecrista procumbens (L.) Greene
• Grimaldia assurgens Schrank
• Grimaldia decumbens Schrank
• Nictitella amena Raf.
• Nictitella aspera Raf.
• Xamacrista triflora Raf.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern USA Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Masachusettes, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia Regional: Southern Central USA Texas Introduced into: Transcaucasus References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Moench, C. 1794. Methodus Plantas Horti Botanici et Agri Marburgensis vol. 1–2, 780 pp., Marburgi Cattorum: Nova Libraria Academiae. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.304 Reference page. : 272.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Chamaecrista nictitans 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 nictitans. Published online. Accessed: Aug 30 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Chamaecrista nictitans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Aug 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Chamaecrista nictitans in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2020 Aug 30.

Vernacular names

English: sensitive partridge pea, Partridge-pea, Sensitive Partridge Pea
中文: 大葉假含羞草

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