Chamaecrista nomame (Sieber)H.Ohashi

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Chamaecrista (L.)Moench
Tribe: Cassieae
References: [2277]

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Other names:

• Cassia dimidiata Gagnepain [Synonym] [2277]
  
• Cassia hochstetteri Ghesq. [Synonym] [2277]
  
• Cassia mimosoides sensu Walker [Synonym] [2825]
  
• Cassia mimosoides L. Var. dimidiata (Roxb.)Baker [Synonym] [2277]
  
• Cassia mimosoides L. Subsp. nomame (Siebold)Honda [Synonym] [2859]
  
• Cassia mimosoides L. Var. nomame (Siebold)Makino [Synonym] [2277]
  
• Cassia nomame (Sieber)Honda [Synonym] [1930]
  
• Cassia nomame (Siebold)Kitagawa [Synonym] [2085]
  
• Chamaecrista dimidiata (Roxb.)Lock [Synonym] [2277]
  
• Senna dimidiata Roxb. [Synonym] [2840]
  
• Soja nomame Siebold [Synonym] [1930]
  
• Sooya nomame Sieber [Synonym] [2277]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1992(Phytochem.)Southon I & Bowes I
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Environmental [2828]
  
• Food and Drink [2828] [2872]
  
• Medicine [2829]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [8] [106] [2277]
  • Ethiopia [106] [2277]
  • Tanzania [106] [2277]
  • Zimbabwe [8]

• Asia [106] [1930] [2085] [2277]
  • Bhutan [2277]
  • China [106] [1930] [2277]
  • India [106] [2277]
  • Japan [106] [1930] [2277]
  • Korea [1930]
  • Nepal [2277]
  • Pakistan [2277]

• Indian Ocean [106] [2277]
  • Madagascar [106] [2277]

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Notes:

• Japanese distribution: Honshu; Shikoku; Kyushu [1930]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 14:27:33