Chamaecrista pumila (Lam.)K.Larsen

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Chamaecrista (L.)Moench
Tribe: Cassieae
References: [2281]

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Other names:

• Cassia pumila Lam. [Synonym] [1880][2281]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1992(Phytochem.)Southon I & Bowes I
  • 1993 Polhill RM
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Environmental [1924] [1936]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Asia [1935] [1936]
  • Cambodia [1935]
  • Indonesia-ISO [1936]
  • Vietnam [1935]

• Australasia [1880] [1917]
  • Australia [1880] [1917]
    • Northern Territory [1880]
    • Queensland [1880]
    • Western Australia [1880]

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Notes:

• Randell considers the NSW material to belong to another species [1917]
  
• Useful for low shrub or ground cover for inland areas with a hot summer [1924]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 14:22:51