Common name
English: Mateloi
Mandarin: 山扁豆 (shan bian dou)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2603)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2500)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2115)
Order: Fabales (238)
Family: Fabaceae (238)(family description)
Genus: Chamaecrista (3)
Epithet: mimosoides (L.) E.Greene (1)
Synonyms: Cassia angustissima Lam., Cassia mimosoides L., Cassia sensitiva Roxb.
angustissima => most narrow
mimosoides => like Mimosa
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: yellow
External links
Check for Chamaecrista mimosoides at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [213] Chamaecrista mimosoides - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [413] International Legume Database & Information Service
- [1650] Chamaecrista mimosoides - Flora of China @ efloras.org
Literature
- [13] Sauerborn E., Sauerborn J. (1985): Wichtige Unkrautarten der Tropen und Subtropen. Verlag Josef Margraf, Weikersheim, Germany.