Chamaecrista diphylla (L.) Greene GRIN-Global

Taxon: Chamaecrista diphylla (L.) Greene

Summary

Genus:

Chamaecrista

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Caesalpinioideae

Tribe:

Cassieae

Subtribe:

Cassiinae

Nomen number:

100087

Place of publication:

Pittonia 4:28. 1899

Verified:

02/18/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Cassia diphylla L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Cassia cultrifolia Kunth
Chamaecrista cultrifolia (Kunth) Britton & Rose ex Britton & Killip

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Reference(s)

Hanelt, P., ed. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001
Howard, R. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 1974-1989
Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:891.
Kinman, C. F. 1916. Cover crops for Porto Rico. Bull. Puerto Rico Agric. Exp. Sta. Mayagüez 19:1-32.
Lewis, G. P. & P. E. Owen. Legumes of the Ilha de Maraca. 1989

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America		Mexico
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Amazonas
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Goias
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Mato Grosso
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Minas Gerais
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Para
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Guadeloupe
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Hispaniola
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Puerto Rico
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Kitts and Nevis	St. Kitts
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Vincent and Grenadines	St. Vincent
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Trinidad and Tobago
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Central America
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia

Native
Northern America

REGION: Mexico

Southern America

BRAZIL: Brazil [Amazonas, Goias, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Para, Rio de Janeiro]
CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Cuba, Guadeloupe, St. Kitts and Nevis [St. Kitts], Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Vincent and Grenadines [St. Vincent]
MESOAMERICA: Central America
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=100087. Accessed 22 April 2025.