New York Metropolitan Flora

Genus: Chamaecrista

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List of Chamaecrista Species

Chamaecrista fasciculata Chamaecrista nictitans

References to Chamaecrista

  • Dulberger, R. et.al. 1994. The stigmatic orifice in Cassia, Senna, and Chamaecrista (Caesalpiniaceae): Morphological variation, function during pollination, and possible adaptive significance. Amer. J. Bot. 81: 1390-1396.
  • Erickson, D. L.; Fenster, C. B. 2006. Intraspecific hybridization and the recovery of fitness in the native legume Chamaecrista fasciculata. Evolution 60: 225-233.
  • Fenster, C. B. 1997. Ecotypic differentiation for flood-tolerance and its morphological correlates in Chamaecrista fasciculata. Aquatic Botany 56: 215-231.
  • Fenster, C. B. 1991. Gene flow in Chamaecrista fasciculata Leguminosae I. Gene dispersal. Evolution 45: 398-409.
  • Fenster, C. B. 1991. Gene flow in Chamaecrista fasciculata (Leguminosae) I. gene dispersal.
  • Fenster, C. B.; Galloway, L. F. 2000. Inbreeding and outbreeding depression in natural populations of Chamaecrista fasciculata (Fabaceae). Conserv. Biol. 14: 1406-1412.
  • Frazee, J. E.; Marquis, R. J. 1994. Environmental contribution to floral trait variation in Chamaecrista fasciculata (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae). Amer. J. Bot. 81: 206-215.
  • Kelly, C. A. 1993. Quantitative genetics of size and phenology of life-history traits in Chamaecrista fasciculata. Evolution 47: 88-97.
  • Naisbitt, T. et.al. 1992. The evolutionary significance of the legume genus Chamaecrista, as determined by nodule structure. New Phyt. 122: 487-492.
  • Orrock, J. L.; Damschen, E. I. 2005. Fungi-mediated mortality of seeds of two old-field plant species. J. Torrey Bot. Soc. 132: 613-617.
  • Ruhren, S. 2003. Seed predators are undeterred by nectar-feeding ants on Chamaecrista nictitans (Caesalpineaceae). Plant Ecology 166: 189-198.
  • Sork, V. L.; Schemske, D. W. 1992. Fitness consequences of mixed-doner pollen load in the annual legume Chamaecrista fasciculata. Amer. J. Bot. 79: 508-515.
  • Tucker, S. C. 1996. Trends in evolution of floral ontogeny in Cassia sensu stricto, Senna, and Chamaecrista (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae: Cassieae: Cassiinae): A study in convergence. Amer. J. Bot. 83: 687-711.
  • Whitty, P. W. et.al. 1994. Molecular separation of genera in Cassiinae (Leguminosae), and analysis of variation in the nodulating species of Chamaecrista. Molec. Ecol. 3: 507-515.
  • Williams, H. L.; Fenster, C. B. 1998. Ecological and genetic factors contributing to the low frequency of male sterility in Chamaecrista fasciculata (Fabaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 85: 1243-1250.
  • Wolfe, A. D.; Estes, J. R. 1992. Pollination and the function of floral parts in Chamaecrista fasciculata Fabaceae. Amer. J. Bot. 79: 314-317.