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 mimosoides (L.) Greene
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cassia amoena Buch.-Ham.Cassia angustissima Lam.Cassia auricoma var. glabra Ghesq.Cassia capensis var. humifusa Ghesq.Cassia chamaecrista f. auricoma KuntzeCassia filipendula BojerCassia geminata VahlCassia geminata Vahl ex DC.Cassia gracillima Welw.Cassia guineensis G.DonCassia hecatophylla DC.Cassia hecatophylla DC. ex Callad.Cassia leschenaultii Wall.Cassia microphylla Willd.Cassia microphylla var. guineensis DC.Cassia microphylla var. senegalensis DC.Cassia mimosoides L.Cassia mimosoides var. glabriuscula Ghesq.Cassia mimosoides var. gracillima (Welw.) Ghesq.Cassia myriophylla Wall.Cassia nictitans SickmannCassia procumbens StickmanCassia roxburghiana GrahamCassia sensitiva Roxb.Cassia thunbergiana BlumeCassia thunbergiana Blume ex Miq.Chamaecrista angustissima (Lam.) GreeneChamaecrista hecatophylla (DC. ex Callad.) GreeneNictitella mimosoides (L.) Raf.Senna sensitiva Roxb.Senna tenella Roxb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Material
Social use
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 identifier54606-2
Use codesAF EU HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.