Chamaecrista mimosoides (L.) Greene

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Chamaecrista mimosoides

Photo: Bart Wursten
Kwando core area, Bwabwata National Park

Chamaecrista mimosoides

Photo: Bart Wursten
Kwando core area, Bwabwata National Park

Chamaecrista mimosoides

Photo: Bart Wursten
Kwando core area, Bwabwata National Park

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Synonyms: Cassia mimosoides L.
Common names: Fishbone cassia (English)
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Annual or short-lived perennial herb, sometimes prostrate but more commonly growing as an erect subshrub up to 1.2m.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: mimosoides: like a Mimosa, referring to the finely divided pinnate leaves.
Habitat: A plant of forest margins, Woodland, grassland, disturbed ground and road sides.
Flowering time:Nov - Mar
Worldwide distribution: Widespread in the tropics of Asia and Africa and South Africa
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects associated with this species: Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Food plant)
Eurema hecabe solifera (Food plant)
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Literature:

Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(2) Pages 126 - 137. (Includes a picture).

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 121. as Cassia mimosoides (Includes a picture).

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 12.

Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 8.

Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 212. as Cassia mimosoides

Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 251. (Includes a picture).

Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 177. (Includes a picture).

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 43.

Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 72. (Includes a picture).

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 63.

Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 26.

Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 91.

Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 209.

Wild, H. (1955). Common Rhodesian Weeds Government of Rhodesia, Salisbury Page 53. as Cassia mimosoides (Includes a picture).

Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 93.

Other sources of information about Chamaecrista mimosoides:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Chamaecrista mimosoides
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Chamaecrista mimosoides
Flora of Malawi: Chamaecrista mimosoides
Flora of Mozambique: Chamaecrista mimosoides
Flora of Zambia: Chamaecrista mimosoides
Flora of Zimbabwe: Chamaecrista mimosoides

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Chamaecrista mimosoides
African Plant Database: Chamaecrista mimosoides
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Chamaecrista mimosoides
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Chamaecrista mimosoides
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Chamaecrista mimosoides
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Chamaecrista mimosoides
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Chamaecrista mimosoides
JSTOR Plant Science: Chamaecrista mimosoides
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Chamaecrista mimosoides
Plants of the World Online: Chamaecrista mimosoides
Tropicos: Chamaecrista mimosoides
Wikipedia: Chamaecrista mimosoides


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Species information: Chamaecrista mimosoides.
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=126960, retrieved 19 March 2024

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