Fabaceae
Chamaecrista

Chamaecrista kunthiana (Schltdl. & Cham.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

First published in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35: 724 (1982)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mexico to Tropical America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Balick, M.J., Nee, M.H. & Atha, D.E. (2000). Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Belize with Common Names an Uses: 1-246. New York Botanic Garden Press, New York.
  • D'Arcy, W.G. (1987). Flora of Panama. Checklist and Index.. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 17: 1-328. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forero, E. & Castellanos, C. (eds.) (2019). Estudios en Leguminosas Colombianas 3: 1-398. Academia Colombiana de ciencias exactas, físicas y naturales.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Balick, M.J., Nee, M.H. & Atha, D.E. (2000). Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Belize with Common Names an Uses: 1-246. New York Botanic Garden Press, New York.
  • D'Arcy, W.G. (1987). Flora of Panama. Checklist and Index.. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 17: 1-328. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2012 Amith, J.; de Santiago, R.; Castillo, R. [1814] Mexico K000967415 Yes
May 1, 2009 Wood, J.R.I. [10962] Bolivia K001477148 Yes
May 1, 2009 Wood, J.R.I. [10962] Bolivia K001477147 Yes
Nov 1, 1996 Jiménez, Q.; Poveda, L.; Ramírez, V.H. [1376] Costa Rica K000680206 Yes
Nov 1, 1996 Morales, J.F. [5679] Costa Rica K000680205 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Heringer, E.P.; Figueiras, T.S.; Mendonça, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S.; Salles, A.E.H.; Silva, F.C. [4660] Brazil K000839339 Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21857] Brazil K000056519 Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21857] Brazil K000056518 Yes
Jun 19, 1970 Lewis, W.H.; Burch, D.; Dwyer, J.D.; Elias, T.S.; Escobar, N.; Olover, R.L.; Robertson, K.R. [751], Panama K000680435 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [8303] Brazil K000839335 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [86793] Brazil K000839333 Yes
Anderson, W.R.; Hill, S.R.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R. [9544] Brazil K000839340 Yes
Purpus, C.A. [16299] Mexico K000680227 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [8546] Brazil K000839334 Yes
Heyde; Lux [3726] Guatemala K000680210 Yes
Lewis, W.H.; Burch, D.; Dwyer, J.D.; Elias, T.S.; Escobar, N.; Olover, R.L.; Robertson, K.R. [751] Panama K000680435 Yes
Botteri, M. [691] Mexico K000680228 Yes
Oersted, A.S. [s.n.] Costa Rica K000680218 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [11388] Mexico K000119708 Yes
Liebmann, F.M. [84] Mexico K000680214 Yes
Lamb, A.F.A. [149] Belize K000680207 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [2534] Brazil K000839331 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [2289] Mexico K000680217 Yes
Spruce, R. [3001] Brazil K000839338 Yes
Purpus, C.A. [16299] Mexico K000680226 Yes
s.coll. [3003] Brazil K000839332 Yes
Galeotti, H.; Linden, J.J. [3291] Mexico K000680219 Yes
Galeotti, H. [3291] Mexico K000680221 Yes
Liebmann, F.M. [83] Mexico K000680215 Yes
Glaziou, A. [20988] Brazil K000839330 Yes
Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [3572] Brazil K000839337 Yes
Botteri, M. [579] Mexico K000680222 Yes
Seemann, B.C. [2171] Panama K000680213 Yes
Linden, J.J. [1312] Mexico K000680220 Yes
Liebmann, F.M. [86] Mexico K000680216 Yes
Peck, M.E. [176] Belize K000680208 Yes
Kerber, E. [339] Mexico K000680223 Yes
s.coll. [65] Brazil K000839336 Yes
Seler, C.; Seler, E. [2411] Guatemala K000680211 Yes
Schipp, W.A. [638] Belize K000680209 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [2289] Mexico K000680224 Yes
Orcutt, C.R. [3295] Mexico K000680212 Yes
Robert, A. [399] Brazil K000839329 Yes
McKee, H.S. [10897] Mexico K000680225 Yes
Bolivia K001477147 Yes
Bolivia K001477148 Yes
n/a K001477149 Yes
n/a K001477150 Yes
n/a K001477151 Yes
n/a K001477152 Yes
n/a K001477153 Yes
n/a K001477154 Yes
n/a K001477155 Yes
n/a K001477156 Yes
n/a K001477157 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0