Taxon: Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench subsp. nictitans var. leptadenia (Greenm.) Gandhi & S. L. Hatch

Summary

Genus:

Chamaecrista

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Caesalpinioideae

Tribe:

Cassieae

Subtribe:

Cassiinae

Nomen number:

313884

Place of publication:

Sida 13:123. 1988

Verified:

08/24/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

9 (1 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

Basionym
Cassia leptadenia Greenm.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cassia leptadenia Greenm. var. leptadenia
Chamaecrista leptadenia (Greenm.) Cockerell

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cassia leptadenia Greenm. var. mensalis Greenm.
Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench var. mensalis (Greenm.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Gandi, K. N. & S. L. Hatch. 1988. Nomenclatural changes in Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae) and Chamaecrista (Fabaceae). Sida 13:122-123.
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. 35:837. Note: = Chamaecrista nictitans var. mensalis
Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran desert.
Wiggins, I. L. 1980. Flora of Baja California.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja California (Norte)		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. 35:837. Note: = Chamaecrista nictitans var. mensalis
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja California Sur		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. 35:837. Note: = Chamaecrista nictitans var. mensalis
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua		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. 35:837. Note: = Chamaecrista nictitans var. mensalis
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango		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. 35:837. Note: = Chamaecrista nictitans var. mensalis
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa		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. 35:837. Note: = Chamaecrista nictitans var. mensalis
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora		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. 35:837. Note: = Chamaecrista nictitans var. mensalis
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas		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. 35:837. Note: = Chamaecrista nictitans var. mensalis
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		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. 35:837. Note: = Chamaecrista nictitans var. mensalis
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		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. 35:837. Note: = Chamaecrista nictitans var. mensalis
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		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. 35:837. Note: = Chamaecrista nictitans var. mensalis
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo	n.	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. 35:837. Note: = Chamaecrista nictitans var. mensalis
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit		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. 35:837. Note: = Chamaecrista nictitans var. mensalis
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro		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. 35:837. Note: = Chamaecrista nictitans var. mensalis
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona		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. 35:837. Note: = Chamaecrista nictitans var. mensalis

Native
Northern America

SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja California (Norte), Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Durango, Sinaloa, Sonora, Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Jalisco, Michoacán de Ocampo (n.), Nayarit, Querétaro]

Reference(s)

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. 35:837. Note: = Chamaecrista nictitans var. mensalis

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=313884. Accessed 15 April 2026.