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Chamaecrista zambesica (Oliv.) Lock

Species

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Characteristics

Leaves paripinnate, 5 × 2.3 cm; stipules narrowly ovate-triangular; petiolar gland single, dark, 1.2–1.5 mm long, pinhead-shaped; rachis channelled, not crested, occasionally with one or more glands similar to or smaller than the one on the petiole; leaflets in 8–14 pairs, 9.1–14 × 2.8–3.5 mm, oblong, asymmetrical, proximal side of base rounded, distal cuneate, apex mucronate, margins inrolled at apex, glabrous to sparsely pubescent above, more densely so beneath; midrib strongly excentric; 4–6 lateral nerves from base on proximal side of midrib, 1–2 on distal side.
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Stems with slight pale ridges decurrent from the stipule bases, pubescent with long and short straight hairs.
Inflorescences supra-axillary, 2–4-flowered; pedicels 1–1.5 cm long in flower, not elongating in fruit.
Usually perennial prostrate herb from a somewhat woody base.
Seeds dark brown, c.2.5 × 2.5 mm, rhombic, flattened.
Pods 3.8 × 0.4 cm, pubescent with long hairs.
Flowers small; petals yellow, c.7 × 4 mm.
Ovary densely appressed-white-pubescent.
Stamens 10.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Grassland and abandoned cultivation, at elevations from sea level to 950 metres. Grassland; wooded grassland; bushland; degraded evergreen forest; savannah; rocky hilltops; (abandoned) cultivated land; to 2,350 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
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Distribution

Chamaecrista zambesica world distribution map, present in Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:945421-1
WFO ID wfo-0000184364
COL ID TJJ5
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Synonyms

Chamaecrista zambesica Cassia stuhlmannii Cassia zambesiaca Cassia zambesica
WorldFloraDB 2024