Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusChamaecrista
Scientific name with authorshipChamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cassia brachiata (Pollard) J.F.Macbr.Cassia castiglionia Collad.Cassia chamaecrista L.Cassia chamaecrista f. hirsuta KuntzeCassia chamaecrista f. pubicaulis KuntzeCassia chamaecrista var. cinerea Torr. & A.GrayCassia chamaecrista var. glandulosa KuntzeCassia chamaecrista var. nictitans KuntzeCassia chamaecrista var. patellaria KuntzeCassia chamaecrista var. robusta PollardCassia depressa PollardCassia fasciculata Michx.Cassia fasciculata f. jensenii E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.Cassia fasciculata f. mutata FernaldCassia fasciculata f. transmutata FernaldCassia fasciculata var. brachiata (Pollard) PullenCassia fasciculata var. brachiata (Pollard) Pullen ex IselyCassia fasciculata var. depressa (Pollard) J.F.Macbr.Cassia fasciculata var. ferrisiae (Britton) B.L.TurnerCassia fasciculata var. littoralis (Pollard) J.F.Macbr.Cassia fasciculata var. macrosperma FernaldCassia fasciculata var. puberula (Greene) J.F.Macbr.Cassia fasciculata var. robusta (Pollard) J.F.Macbr.Cassia fasciculata var. rostrata (Wooton & Standl.) B.L.TurnerCassia fasciculata var. tracyi (Pollard) J.F.Macbr.Cassia fisheri CoryCassia greenei Standl.Cassia littoralis (Pollard) CoryCassia mississipiensis PollardCassia parvifolia Wender.Cassia pulchella Salisb.Cassia robusta (Pollard) PollardCassia rostrata (Wooton & Standl.) Tidestr.Cassia triflora Jacq.Cassia venosa Castigl.Cassia venosa Castigl. ex ZuccagniChamaecrista bellula PollardChamaecrista brachiata PollardChamaecrista camporum GreeneChamaecrista chamaecrista (L.) BrittonChamaecrista depressa (Pollard) GreeneChamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Rydb., 1906Chamaecrista fasciculata var. depressa (Pollard) C.F.ReedChamaecrista fasciculata var. macrosperma (Fernald) C.F.ReedChamaecrista fasciculata var. robusta (Pollard) MoldenkeChamaecrista ferrisiae BrittonChamaecrista littoralis PollardChamaecrista mississippiensis (Pollard) Pollard ex A.HellerChamaecrista mississippiensis (Pollard) Pollard, 1900Chamaecrista puberula GreeneChamaecrista robusta (Pollard) Pollard ex A.HellerChamaecrista robusta Pollard, 1900Chamaecrista rostrata Wooton & Standl.Chamaecrista tracyi PollardGrimaldia chamaecrista (L.) SchrankGrimaldia chamaecrista (L.) Schrank ex Link
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Poison reported
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier54500-2
Use codesEU ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.