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
Species
About 330;[1] 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.^[2] Several species are capable of rapid plant movement.

Selected species

• Chamaecrista bucherae (Mold.) Irwin & Barneby (Cuba)
• Chamaecrista fasciculata Michx. – Showy Partridge Pea
• Chamaecrista glandulosa (L.) Greene – Jamaican Broom
• Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench

References

1. ^ International Legume Database & Information Service search for Chamaecrista as of April 4, 2010
2. ^ "Chamaecrista". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=500196. Retrieved 31 March 2010. 

External links

Media related to Chamaecrista at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Chamaecrista at Wikispecies