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Chamaecrista nictitans (L.)Moench

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HIGHER TAXON: Cassieae

GENUS: Chamaecrista (L.)Moench

Chamaecrista nictitans (L.)Moench [Preferred name]
    Cassia aeschinomene Collad. {Synonym}
    Cassia aspera var. mohrii Pollard {Synonym}
    Cassia chamaecrista var. nictitans Kuntze {Synonym}
    Cassia mimosoides ssp. leschenaultiana (DC.)H.Ohashi {Synonym}
    Cassia multipinnata Pollard {Synonym}
    Cassia multipinnata var. nashii Pollard {Synonym}
    Cassia nictidans L. {Orthographic variant}
    Cassia nictitans L. {Synonym}
    Cassia nictitans var. conmixta (Pollard & Maxon)Millsp. {Synonym}
    Cassia nictitans var. hebecarpa Fernald {Synonym}
    Cassia nictitans var. leiocarpa Fernald {Synonym}
    Cassia nictitans var. mohrii (Pollard)J.F.Macbr. {Synonym}
    Cassia nictitans var. multipinnata (Pollard)J.F.Macbr. {Synonym}
    Cassia procumbens L. {Synonym}
    Chamaecrista aeschinomene (Collad.)Greene {Synonym}
    Chamaecrista aspera var. mohrii (Pollard)Pollard {Synonym}
    Chamaecrista mohrii (Pollard)Britton & Rose {Synonym}
    Chamaecrista multipinnata Pennell {Synonym}
    Chamaecrista nictitans var. conmixta Pollard & Maxon {Synonym}
    Chamaecrista nictitans var. leiocarpa (Fernald)Moldenke {Synonym}
    Chamaecrista procumbens (L.)Greene {Synonym}
    Nictitella amena Raf. {Synonym}

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Asia
Bangladesh (N) [1914]; Bhutan (N) [1947]; Gruzia (I) Abkhazia [4297, 4654]; India (N) [261, 3144, 3366, 3391]; Bihar [3391]; Delhi [3366]; Uttar Pradesh [3144]; West Bengal [3391]; Indonesia (I) [261, 3911]; Irian Jaya (N) [261]; Jawa (N) [3911]; Malaysia (I) [2111, 3911]; Nepal (N) [2898]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [2111]; Singapore (I) [2111]; Sri Lanka (N) [2023]
  Australasia
Papua New Guinea (N) [261]
  Caribbean
Caribbean-TRP (U) [151, 1430, 1470]
  Central America
Belize (U) [151]; Costa Rica (U) [151]; El Salvador (U) [151]; Guatemala (U) [151]; Honduras (U) [151]; Mexico (U) [151, 1117, 1430, 1470]; Nicaragua (U) [151]; Panama (U) [151, 1224]
  Indian Ocean
Mauritius (I) [1915]; Reunion (I) [1915]
  North America
United States (N) [151, 1470, 3157]; Alabama [3157]; Arizona [3157]; Arkansas [3157]; Connecticut [3157]; Florida [3157]; Georgia [3157]; Illinois [3157]; Indiana [3157]; Kansas [3157]; Kentucky [3157]; Louisiana [3157]; Massachusetts [3157]; Mississippi [3157]; Missouri [3157]; New Hampshire [3157]; New Jersey [3157]; New Mexico [3157]; North Carolina [3157]; Ohio [3157]; Oklahoma [3157]; Pennsylvania [3157]; Rhode Island [3157]; South Carolina [3157]; Tennessee [3157]; Texas [3157]; Vermont [3157]; Virginia [3157]; West Virginia [3157]
  Pacific Ocean
Bismarck Archipelago (N) [261]; Hawaii (U) [1430]; Solomon Is (I) [261]
  South America
Argentina (U) [151, 1470]; Bolivia (U) [151]; Brazil (U) [151, 1414, 1470]; Colombia (U) [151, 1430]; Ecuador (U) [151]; French Guiana (U) [151]; Guyana (U) [151]; Paraguay (U) [151]; Peru (U) [151]; Surinam (U) [151]; Venezuela (U) [151]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [151, 261, 1915, 1947, 2111, 3144, 3391, 3898, 3911] ; Illustration [261, 1915]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [3157] [3911] [4654] ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157] ; Habit: Herb [1915] [3157] [3911] [4654], Shrub [3911] ; Lifespan: Annual [1915] [3157] [4654], Perennial [3911] ; Source(s): 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005), 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P, 2005 (CIS) Roskov Yu, SytinA, YakovlevG (SJ2005), 2005 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ire

  
USES:
  Weed [2185, 3911]

  
NOTES:
  S.Czerepanov (1981, 1995) regarded this taxon as Cassia nictitans [4137]
  Native to the Caribbean. [1915]

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

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    Mem.New York Bot.Gard.35:1-918[in 2 parts]American Cassiinae

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  Sanjappa, M., 1992
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  Polhill, R, M., 1990
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  Rudd, V.E., 1991
    Flora of Ceylon 7: 34-107. Caesalpinioideae

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  Ridley, H.N., 1922
    Flora of the Malay Peninsula Vol I

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  Grossheim, A.A., 1952
    Flora Kavkaza, Vol.5. Moscow,Leningrad. (Rus)

2898.

  Ohashi, H., 1979
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3144.

  Naithani, B.D., 1984
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  Singh, V., 2001
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3890.

  Lock, J.M. & Ford, 2004
    Legumes of Malesia: A check-list. RBG Kew.

3898.

  Backer, C.A., 1963
    Flora of Java. Groningen, The Netherlands

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  DeWit, H.C.D., 1955
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  Tscholocaschvili, N.B., 1981
    In:Flora Georgiae.2nd ed. Vol.7. Tbilisi. (Georg)
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