Chamaecrista

Chamaecrista
Chamaecrista nictitans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:	Cassieae
Subtribe:	Cassiinae
Genus:	Chamaecrista (L.) Moench
Sections, Series, and Species
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Synonyms
Cassia Vogel ex Benth. 1870 Cassia (DC. ex Collad.) Symon 1966 Cassia sect. Lasiorhegma Vogel 1837 Cassia subgen. Lasiorhegma Vogel ex Benth. 1870 Cassia subgen. Lasiorhegma sensu Irwin & Bameby 1977 Cassia subgen. Absus (DC.) Symon 1966 Chamaecrista sensu Greene 1897 Chamaecrista sensu Britton 1930 Chamaecrista sensu Britton & Killip 1936 Chamaecrista sensu Pittier 1945 Chamaecrista sensu ampliat. Irwin & Barneby 1976 Chamaecrista sensu ampliat. Irwin & Barneby 1981 Grimaldia Schrank 1805 Sooja Siebold

Over 300; see text.

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 comprises the following species, organized into sections, subsections, and series:

Series Apoucouita

Series Pteridophyllae

Subsection Absus DC. ex Colladon

Series Absoideae

Series Adenophyllae

Series Andromedeae

Series Atroglandulosae

Series Bracteolatae

Series Catharticae

Series Confertae

Series Ericifoliae

Series Geminatae

Series Glutinosae

Series Gracillimae

Series Hassleranae

Series Hedysaroides

Series Incanae

Series Incurvatae

Series Lomatopodae

Series Lucidae

Series Microphyllae

Series Nigricantes

Series Ochnaceae

Series Oligospermae

Series Paniculatae

Series Pinifoliae

Series Rigidulae

Series Secundae

Series Setosae

Series Spinulosae

Series Strictifoliae

Series Trachycarpae

Series Unijugae

Series Ursinae

Subsection Adenophyllum Irwin & Barneby

Subsection Baseophyllum (Colladon) Irwin & Barneby

Subsection Otophyllum Irwin & Barneby

Series Bauhinianae (Colladon) Irwin & Barneby

Series Chamaecrista Moench

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