Fabaceae
Chamaecrista

Chamaecrista diphylla (L.) Greene

First published in Pittonia 4: 28 (1901)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Balick, M.J., Nee, M.H. & Atha, D.E. (2000). Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Belize with Common Names an Uses: 1-246. New York Botanic Garden Press, New York.
  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • D'Arcy, W.G. (1987). Flora of Panama. Checklist and Index.. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 17: 1-328. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forero, E. & Castellanos, C. (eds.) (2019). Estudios en Leguminosas Colombianas 3: 1-398. Academia Colombiana de ciencias exactas, físicas y naturales.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Standley, P.C. & Steyermark, J.A. (1946). Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany New Series 24(5): 1-502. Field Museum of Natural History.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • da Silva e Silva, W.L., Cajueiro Gurgel, E.S., Moreira dos Santos, J.U. & Falcão da Silva, M. (2013). Inventário e distribuição geográfica de Leguminosae no arquipélago de Marajó, PA, Brazil. Hoehnea 40: 627-647.
  • de Moura Júnior, E.G. & al. (2015). Updated checklist of aquatic macrophytes from Northern Brazil. Acta Amazonica 45: 111-132.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Balick, M.J., Nee, M.H. & Atha, D.E. (2000). Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Belize with Common Names an Uses: 1-246. New York Botanic Garden Press, New York.
  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • D'Arcy, W.G. (1987). Flora of Panama. Checklist and Index.. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 17: 1-328. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • S.Calderon & P.C.Standley (1944). Lista Preliminar de las plantas de El Salvador, ed. 2: 1-450. Ediciones culturales de la universidad de El Salvador.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2012 Amith, J.; de Santiago, R.; Castillo, R. [1827] Mexico K000967414 Yes
Mar 4, 2010 Wood, J.R.I.; Soto, D.; Huaylla, H. [26140] Bolivia K001477248 Yes
Mar 4, 2010 Wood, J.R.I.; Soto, D.; Huaylla, H. [26140] Bolivia K001477249 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Sales, M.F. [353] Brazil K000839958 Yes
Aug 1, 1996 Chavarría, U. [1376] Costa Rica K000680399 Yes
Aug 1, 1996 Espinoza, R. [1416] Costa Rica K000680400 Yes
Feb 22, 1988 Lewis, G.P. [1665] Brazil K000839956 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Nelson, B.; Teixeira, L.O.A.; Paula, M.N.C. [1410] Brazil K000839955 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Amaral, I.L.; Silva, M.N.; Monteiro, O.P.; Lima, J.; Brako, L.; Reese, W.D.; Dibben, M. [871] Brazil K000839957 Yes
Jan 29, 1932 Seemann, B.C. [1035], Panama K000680438 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Pires, J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T. [47596] Brazil K000839937 Yes
Froes, R. [1878] Brazil K000839945 Yes
Oersted, A.S. [13] Nicaragua K000680408 Yes
Lundell, C.L. [683] Belize K000680413 Yes
Matuda, E. [2740] Mexico K000680421 Yes
Riedel [485] Brazil K000839925 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [8635-2] Brazil K000839922 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [10659] Brazil K000839935 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [5051] Brazil K000839951 Yes
Dalcorret (?) [s.n.] Belize K000680404 Yes
Purpus, J.A. [16226] Mexico K000680416 Yes
Bernoulli, G.; Cario, R. [24/1259] Guatemala K000680406 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [8679] Brazil K000839921 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [8489] Brazil K000839923 Yes
Liebmann, F.M. [78] Mexico K000680414 Yes
Vazquez (Brigada) [1431] Mexico K000680422 Yes
Lozada Perez, L. [1336 B] Mexico K000680401 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Castro, R.A.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R. [838] Brazil K000839952 Yes
Lamb, A.F.A. [150] Belize K000680411 Yes
Peck, M.E. [170] Belize K000680410 Yes
Lima, A. [1428] Brazil K000839933 Yes
Hinds, R.B. [s.n.] Nicaragua K000680412 Yes
Gifford, D.R. [38] Brazil K000839934 Yes
Silva, M.B. [34] Brazil K000839946 Yes
Barclay, G.W. [s.n.] K000680407 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Silva, N.T. [58776] Brazil K000839950 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [8645] Brazil K000839927 Yes
Egler, W.A.; Irwin, H.S. [46389] Brazil K000839948 Yes
Purpus, J.A. [16226] Mexico K000680415 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [401] Brazil K000839926 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [9661] Brazil K000839940 Yes
Seemann, B.C. [1035] Panama K000680438 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [2516] Brazil K000839931 Yes
Linden, J. [713] Mexico K000680420 Yes
Smith, D. [192] Brazil K000839932 Yes
Archer, W.A. [7752] Brazil K000839947 Yes
Anderson, W.R.; Hatschbach, G.; Barneby, R.C.; Gates, B.E. [11333] Brazil K000839954 Yes
Gardner, G. [6004] Brazil K000839936 Yes
McKee, H.S. [10898] Mexico K000680417 Yes
Riedel [486] Brazil K000839939 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Grear, J.W., Jr.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [16530] Brazil K000839930 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Taylor, N. [27055] Brazil K000839960 Yes
Friedrichsthal, E., (Ritter) von [s.n.] Guatemala K000680405 Yes
Silva, N.T. [59725] Brazil K000839949 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [8686] Brazil K000839928 Yes
Schipp, W.A. [594] Belize K000680403 Yes
Gardner, G. [3687] Brazil K000839938 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [s.n.] Brazil K000839941 Yes
Galeotti, H. [3292] Mexico K000680418 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Soderstrom, T.R. [7013] Brazil K000839929 Yes
Lundell, C.L. [532] Belize K000680402 Yes
Spruce, R. [241] Brazil K000839943 Yes
Silva, G.P., de; Whitty, P.W.; James, E. [1658] Brazil K000839959 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [8598] Brazil K000839920 Yes
Ule, E. [8136] Brazil K000839944 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [8744] Brazil K000839924 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [21] Brazil K000680419 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Bertolda, J.; Castro, R.A.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R. [1005] Brazil K000839953 Yes
Gardner, G. [6004] Brazil K000839942 Yes
Oersted, A.S. [16] Nicaragua K000680409 Yes
Bolivia K001477248 Yes
Bolivia K001477249 Yes
Bolivia K001477250 Yes
Bolivia K001477251 Yes
Bolivia K001477252 Yes
Bolivia, Venezuela K001477253 Yes
Bolivia, Venezuela K001477254 Yes
Bolivia, Venezuela K001477255 Yes
Bolivia, Venezuela K001477256 Yes
Bolivia, Venezuela K001477257 Yes
Bolivia, Venezuela K001477258 Yes
Bolivia, Venezuela K001477259 Yes
Bolivia, Venezuela K001477260 Yes
Bolivia, Venezuela K001477261 Yes
Bolivia, Venezuela K001477262 Yes
Bolivia, Venezuela K001477263 Yes
Bolivia, Venezuela K001477264 Yes
Bolivia, Venezuela K001477265 Yes

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0