Chamaecrista absus (L.)H.Irwin & Barneby

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Chamaecrista (L.)Moench
Tribe: Cassieae
References: [151][1470]

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Other names:

• Cassia absus L. [Synonym] [151][1470][1741][106]
  
• Cassia babylonica Schrank [Synonym] [151]
  
• Cassia exigua Roxb. [Synonym] [151]
  
• Cassia thonningii DC. [Synonym] [151]
  
• Grimaldia absus (L.)Link [Synonym] [151][1470]
  
• Grimaldia opifera Schrank [Synonym] [151]
  
• Senna exigua Roxb. [Synonym] [151]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993 Zarucchi JL
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Medicine [14] [2021] [113] [121] [151]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Angola-ISO [113]
  • Benin [11]
  • Botswana [8]
  • Burundi [8]
  • Central African Rep. [8]
  • Chad [64]
  • Ethiopia [24]
  • Gambia The [11]
  • Ghana [11]
  • Guinea [11]
  • Ivory Coast [8] [11]
  • Kenya [106]
  • Malawi [8]
  • Mali [11]
  • Mozambique [8]
  • Namibia-ISO [107]
  • Niger [78]
  • Nigeria [11]
  • Senegal [11]
  • Sierra Leone [11]
  • South Africa [107]
  • Sudan [29]
  • Swaziland [107]
  • Tanzania [106]
  • Togo [8]
  • Uganda [106]
  • Zaire [113]
  • Zambia [113]
  • Zimbabwe [113]

• Asia [11] [1914] [1941] [2021] [2023]
  • India-ISO [1914]
  • Indonesia-ISO [1941]
  • Pakistan [2021]
  • Sri Lanka [2023]

• Australasia [1880]
  • Australia [1880]
    • Northern Territory [1880]
    • Queensland [1880]
    • Western Australia [1880]

• Caribbean [151] [1790]
  • Caribbean-TRP [151]
  • Grenada [1790]
  • Jamaica [151]
  • Netherlands Antilles [151]

• Central America [151] [1470]
  • Costa Rica [151]
  • Guatemala [151] [1470]
  • Honduras [151] [1470]
  • Mexico(North & Central) [151] [1470]

• Indian Ocean [1982] [3052] [3072]
  • Chagos Archipelago [3072]
  • Madagascar [1982]
  • Mauritius [3052]

• Middle East [1939]
  • South Yemen [1939]

• North America [151] [1470]
  • United States [151] [1470]
    • Arizona [151] [1470]

• South America
  • Bolivia [151]
  • Brazil [151]
  • Ecuador [151]
  • Paraguay [151]
  • Peru [151]
  • Venezuela [151]

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Notes:

• Treated by Irwin & Barneby,1982(ref.151) with 2 varieties:absus & meonandra. [151]
  
• Much of the information on this taxon treats it as Cassia absus.
  
• Presence on Mauritius not confirmed by Polhill (1990). [1915] [3052]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:50:07