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Chamaecrista nomame (Makino) H.Ohashi

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Chamaecrista

Characteristics

Annual or short-lived perennial to 1.5 m tall; stems with crisped and sometimes scattered, long hairs. Leaves linear-oblong in outline; stipules long-pointed, 4-10 mm long; petiole 2-5 mm long, with sessile, discoid gland, 0.5-1.4 mm diam.; rachis 4-10 cm long, channelled on adaxial surface; margins distinctly ciliate; leaflets 20-60 pairs, linear, 3-10 mm long, 0.7-2.3 mm wide, glabrous; midrib excentric. Inflorescence supra-axillary, 1-3-flowered; pedicels 5-10 mm long. Sepals somewhat shorter than petals. Petals 4-12 mm long. Stamens 4 or 5, or 8 or 9; anthers irregular in size, 2-4.5 mm long. Ovary pubescent; style short, thick. Pod 4-8 cm long, 4-5 mm wide, appressed-pubescent.
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An erect annual herb. It can grow from seed each year or grow for a few years. It has many branches. It grows 10-60 cm high. The branches are hairy. The leaves have an even number of leaflets along the stalk. The leaves are 4-8 cm long. The leaflets are small. There are 16-30 pairs. They are 5-7 mm long by 2 mm wide. The flowers are yellow. They are 6 mm long. They are in clusters in the axils of leaves. The pods are narrow and compressed. They are 3-8 cm long. There are 6-12 seeds.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.6
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is found usually in well-drained situations in eucalypt communities.
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It is a tropical and subtropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

Uses fodder medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Diuretic (unspecified)
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Images

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Distribution

Chamaecrista nomame world distribution map, present in Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Ethiopia, India, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Madagascar, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:946976-1
WFO ID wfo-0000186843
COL ID 5XQ5S
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Synonyms

Senna dimidiata Sooja nomame Cassia hochstetteri Chamaecrista dimidiata Chamaecrista nomame Soja nomame Senna nomame Cassia nomame Cassia dimidiata Cassia nomame Cassia mimosoides var. dimidiata Cassia mimosoides subsp. nomame Cassia mimosoides subsp. nomame Cassia mimosoides var. nomame

Lower taxons

Chamaecrista nomame var. grandiflora Chamaecrista nomame var. nomame
WorldFloraDB 2024