Chamaecrista leschenaultiana
Also known as: Cassia auricoma (Benth.) Ghesq. +13 more
- Cassia auricoma (Benth.) Ghesq.
- Cassia auricoma (Benth.) Steyaert
- Cassia leschenaultiana DC.
- Cassia leschenaultiana var. auricoma (Benth.) Dewit
- Cassia leschenaultiana var. auricoma (Benth.) Graham ex de Wit
- Cassia mimosoides f. auricoma Benth.
- Cassia mimosoides subsp. lechenaultiana (DC.) Ohashi
- Cassia mimosoides subsp. leschenaultiana (DC.) H.Ohashi
- Cassia mimosoides var. auricoma Baker
- Cassia mimosoides var. auricoma Benth.
- Cassia mimosoides var. villosula Thwaites
- Cassia patellaria subsp. glabrata Vogel
- Chamaecrista auricoma (Benth.) V.Singh
- Chamaecrista nictitans subsp. glabrata (Vagel) Irwin & Barneby, 1982
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual, perennial or subshrub.
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Chamaecrista leschenaultiana is an annual, herbaceous perennial or shrub belonging to the Fabaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Chamaecrista, which contains over 350 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Bismarck Archipelago, Caroline Is., Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Malaya, Marianas, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Ogasawara-shoto, Solomon Is., Tonga