Chamaecrista
Sign in to saveChamaecrista is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Members of the genus are commonly known as sensitive pea. Several species are capable of rapid plant movement. Unlike the related genera Cassia and Senna, members of Chamaecrista form root nodules.
Species
partridge pea
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
Native toBrazil Southeast
Observations43,535
General: species in Chamaecrista sect. Absus by its sessile leaves Flower: Chamaecrista deltoidea was collected in June, with flowers
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Research
137 papers- Cytomolecular trends in Chamaecrista Moench (Caesalpinioideae, Leguminosae) diversification.Genetica · 2024
- The radiation of nodulated Chamaecrista species from the rainforest into more diverse habitats has been accompanied by a reduction in growth form and a shift from fixation threads to symbiosomes.Journal of experimental botany · 2024
- Primary Photosensitization by Chamaecrista serpens in Santa Inês Sheep.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022
- Venturing beyond beans and peas: what can we learn from Chamaecrista?Plant physiology · 2009
- Estimating the capacity of Chamaecrista fasciculata for adaptation to change in precipitation.Evolution; international journal of organic evolution · 2021
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Species
- Section ''Apoucouita'' <small>Benth.</small>
- Section ''Absus'' <small>DC. ex Colladon emend. Irwin & Barneby</small>
- Section ''Caliciopsis'' <small>Irwin & Barneby</small>
- Section ''Chamaecrista'' <small>Moench</small>
- Section ''Grimaldia'' <small>(Schrank) Irwin & Barneby</small>
- Section ''Xerocalyx'' <small>(Bentham) Irwin & Barneby</small>
- ''[[Incertae sedis]]''
- Species names with uncertain taxonomic status
- References
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Chamaecrista is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Members of the genus are commonly known as sensitive pea. Several species are capable of rapid plant movement. Unlike the related genera Cassia and Senna, members of Chamaecrista form root nodules.
Chamaecrista has 367 species, with a wide distribution – the Americas from Minnesota to northern Argentina, sub-Saharan Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Iran, the Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, China, Korea, Japan, Malesia, New Guinea, and Australia.