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								ILDIS World Database of Legumes  2010. (copyright © ILDIS).
 
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                            | Name: | 
                            
				Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench
				
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                            Species | 
                          
                          
                            | Status: | 
                            
				
					
                              	
                              	
					ACCEPTED
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		| 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 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				
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                            	Cassia aeschinomene Collad. | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Cassia multipinnata Pollard | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Cassia nictitans L. | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Cassia procumbens L. | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Chamaecrista aeschinomene (Collad.) Greene | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Chamaecrista mohrii (Pollard) Britton & Rose | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Chamaecrista multipinnata Pennell | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Chamaecrista procumbens (L.) Greene | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Nictitella amena Raf. | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Cassia mimosoides subsp. leschenaultiana (DC.) H. Ohashi | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Cassia aspera var. mohrii Pollard | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Cassia chamaecrista var. nictitans Kuntze | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Cassia multipinnata var. nashii Pollard | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Cassia nictitans var. conmixta (Pollard & Maxon) Millsp. | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Cassia nictitans var. hebecarpa Fernald | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Cassia nictitans var. leiocarpa Fernald | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Cassia nictitans var. mohrii (Pollard) J. F. Macbr. | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Cassia nictitans var. multipinnata (Pollard) J. F. Macbr. | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Chamaecrista aspera var. mohrii (Pollard) Pollard | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Chamaecrista nictitans var. conmixta Pollard & Maxon | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Chamaecrista nictitans var. leiocarpa (Fernald) Moldenke | 
							
                          
                          
						  
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		| Comments: | 
		
				Native to the Caribbean., S.Czerepanov (1981, 1995) regarded this taxon as Cassia nictitans | 
			
	
	
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				distribution | 
			
	
	
		| Occurrence: | 
		
       			  [Gg(A)] | 
		
	
	
		| Use: | 
		
				Weed |