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Chamaecrista leschenaultiana (DC.)Degener

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HIGHER TAXON: Cassieae

GENUS: Chamaecrista (L.)Moench

Chamaecrista leschenaultiana (DC.)Degener [Preferred name]
    Cassia auricoma Steyaert {Synonym}
    Cassia leschenaultiana DC. {Synonym}
    Cassia mimosoides ssp. lechenaultiana (DC.)Ohashi {Synonym}
    Cassia mimosoides var. auricoma Benth. {Synonym}
    Cassia mimosoides var. wallichiana (DC.)Baker {Synonym}
    Cassia wallichiana DC. {Synonym}
    Chamaecrista nictitans ssp. patellaria sensu H.S.Irwin & Barneby {Misapplied}

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Asia
Cambodia (N) [1935]; China (N) [3407]; Anhui [3407]; Fujian [3407]; Guangdong [3407]; Guangxi [3407]; Guizhou [3407]; Jiangxi [3407]; Sichuan [3407]; Yunnan [3407]; Zhejiang [3407]; India (N) [261]; Indonesia (N) [261, 3911]; Irian Jaya (N) [261]; Jawa (N) [3911]; Laos (N) [1935]; Malaysia (I) [2111, 3911]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [2111]; Ryukyu Is (U) [2825, 2834, 2841]; Singapore (N) [2111]; Taiwan (N) [2827, 3407]; Thailand (N) [2002]; Vietnam (N) [1935]
  Australasia
Papua New Guinea (N) [261]
  Pacific Ocean
Bismarck Archipelago (N) [261]; Ogasawara-Shoto (I) [2835]; Solomon Is (N) [261]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [261, 1935, 2002, 2111, 2825, 3407, 3898, 3911] ; Illustration [261, 1929, 1935, 2002]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [261] ; Conservation Status: Insufficiently known ; Habit: Herb [261], Shrub [261] ; Lifespan: Perennial [261] ; Source(s): 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 1996 (Japan) Ohashi H, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005), 2004-01 (Fl.Sinicae) Novoselova MS extract

  
USES:
  Weed [3911]

  
NOTES:
  ssp. patellaria (Colladon)Irwin&Barneby. [151]
  Introduced into Malaysia. [3911]
  Interpretation of this taxon varies. Irwin & Barneby consider C.nictitans subs [3001]

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

151.

  Irwin, H.S. & Barneby, R.C., 1982
    Mem.New York Bot.Gard.35:1-918[in 2 parts]American Cassiinae

261.

  Verdcourt, B., 1979
    A Manual of New Guinea Legumes. Office of Forests, Lae,PNG

1929.

  Huang, T.C. & Ohashi, H., 1977
    In:Li,H.L. et al.(Eds.) Flora of Taiwan, Vol.3:148-421.

1935.

  Larsen, K. et al, 1980
    In: Flore du Cambodge, du Laos et du Vietnam, Vol 18.A.

2002.

  Larsen, K. et al., 1984
    Flora of Thailand, Vol 4 Part 1.In: T.Smithinand & K.Larsen

2085.

  Chen, T.C., 1988
    Flora Reipubl.Popular Sin.Vol.39.Science Press. Beijing

2111.

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

2825.

  Walker, E.H., 1976
    Flora of Okinawa and S.Ryukyu islands. Washing.Smithson.Inst

2827.

  Huang, T.C. & Ohashi, H., 1993
    Leguminosae.In Flora of Taiwan, 2nd Ed. 3:148-421.Taipei,Tai

2834.

  Shimabuku, K., 1990
    Check List Vascular Flora of the Ryukyu Is. Hirugi-sha,Naha.

2835.

  Kobayashi, S, 1978
    List vasc. pls. Ogasawara Is. Ogas.Res.nos1&2. TokyoMet.Uni

2841.

  Hatusima, S., 1971
    Flora of Ryukyus. Okinawa Seibutu-kyouiku Kenkyuukai, Naha.

3001.

  Ding Hou, Larsen, S & Larsen, K, 1996
    Flora Malesiana I, 12,2:409-784.Caesalpiniaceae.

3407.

  Chen, P.Y., 1988
    Erythrophloeum &... In: Fl.Reip.Pop.Sinicae, 39 (Legum. 1)

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

3911.

  DeWit, H.C.D., 1955
    Webbia 11:197-292.Revision of Gen. Cassia as occ.in Malaysia
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