- Chamaecrista, genus Chamaecrista - genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having sensitive leaves and suddenly dehiscing pods; some species placed in genus Cassia
--1 is a kind of rosid dicot genus
--1 is a member of Caesalpinioideae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae
--1 has members:partridge pea, sensitive pea, wild sensitive plant, Chamaecrista fasciculata, Cassia fasciculata