Cassia occidentalis (L.) Link.
Common Name : Coffee senna
Family : Fabaceae
HABIT |
AN ERECT, FETID, WOODY HERB OR UNDERSHRUB. |
STEMS |
60-150 CM TALL, SMOOTH,
PURPLISH OR GREEN. |
LEAVES |
ALTERNATE, PINNATE, 15-20 CM LONG, STIPULATE WITH A SESSILE DARK
BROWN GLAND NEAR THE BASE OF THE PETIOLE; LEAFLETS 3-5 PAIRS, OPPOSITE,
SHORT-STALKED, MEMBRANOUS, OVATE OR LANCEOLATE, 3-9 CM LONG AND 1.5-4 CM
WIDE, BASE ROUNDED, APEX ACUTE OR ATTENUATE, GLABROUS ABOVE, GLAUCOUS
BENEATH. |
FLOWERS |
YELLOW, IN SHORT,
FEW-FLOWERED AXILLARY OR TERMINAL RACEMES. |
FRUITS |
PODS RECURVED, GLABROUS,
COMPRESSED, 10-13 CM LONG AND 0.8 CM WIDE. |
SEEDS |
DARK OLIVE-GREEN, OVOID,
COMPRESSED, SMOOTH, HARD, SHINY SEEDS, 6 MM LONG AND 4 MM WIDE. |