Chamaecrista mimosoides
Chamaecrista, Fish Bone Cassia
Other regional names: Fishbone Cassia +2 more
- Fishbone Cassia
- Five Leaf Cassia
- Japanese Tea
Also known as: Cassia amoena Buch.-Ham. +13 more
- Cassia amoena Buch.-Ham.
- Cassia angustissima Lam.
- Cassia auricoma var. glabra Ghesq.
- Cassia capensis var. humifusa Ghesq.
- Cassia chamaecrista f. auricoma Kuntze
- Cassia filipendula Bojer
- Cassia guineensis G.Don
- Cassia hecatophylla DC.
- Cassia hecatophylla DC. ex Callad.
- Cassia leschenaultii Wall.
- Cassia microphylla var. guineensis DC.
- Cassia microphylla var. senegalensis DC.
- Cassia mimosoides var. glabriuscula Ghesq.
- Cassia myriophylla Wall.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual, perennial or subshrub.
Find Reference Images
Google-powered external web search for Chamaecrista mimosoides
Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia, Chamaecrista mimosoides (commonly known as Chamaecrista or Fish-bone Cassia) is an annual, herbaceous perennial or shrub belonging to the Fabaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
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)
Caroline Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Marianas, New Caledonia, Niue, Réunion, Samoa, Taiwan, Wallis-Futuna Is.