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Details for: Chamaecrista nictitans
Source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS).

Name: Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench
Rank: Species
Status: ACCEPTED
Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): Regnum - Plantae
     Divisio - Tracheophyta
          Subdivisio - Spermatophytina
               Class - Magnoliopsida
                    Superordo - Rosanae
                         Ordo - Fabales Bromhead
                              Familia - Fabaceae Lindl.
                                   Tribus - Cassieae
                                        Genus - Chamaecrista (L.) Moench
                                            
Synonyms: Cassia aeschinomene Collad.
Cassia multipinnata Pollard
Cassia nictitans L.
Cassia procumbens L.
Chamaecrista aeschinomene (Collad.) Greene
Chamaecrista mohrii (Pollard) Britton & Rose
Chamaecrista multipinnata Pennell
Chamaecrista procumbens (L.) Greene
Nictitella amena Raf.
Cassia mimosoides subsp. leschenaultiana (DC.) H. Ohashi
Cassia aspera var. mohrii Pollard
Cassia chamaecrista var. nictitans Kuntze
Cassia multipinnata var. nashii Pollard
Cassia nictitans var. conmixta (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.
Chamaecrista aspera var. mohrii (Pollard) Pollard
Chamaecrista nictitans var. conmixta Pollard & Maxon
Chamaecrista nictitans var. leiocarpa (Fernald) Moldenke
 
Comments: Native to the Caribbean., S.Czerepanov (1981, 1995) regarded this taxon as Cassia nictitans
Maps: distribution
Occurrence: [Gg(A)]
Use: Weed