Cassia mimosoides L.

Common Name : Feather-leaved cassia
Family : Fabaceae

HABIT

A DIFFUSE, ERECT, ANNUAL OR PERENNIAL HERB.

STEMS

UP TO 1 M HIGH, PUBESCENT.

LEAVES

LEAVES 4-10 CM LONG, WITH A CONCAVE GLAND JUST BELOW THE LOWEST PAIR OF LEAFLETS; UPPER SURFACE OF RACHIS USUALLY SERRATE-OR CRENATE BETWEEN THE LEAFLETS; LEAFLETS GENERALLY 30-50 PAIRS, CROWDED, OVERLAPPING, LINEAR-OBLONG, RIGIDLY CORIACEOUS, 2-9 MM LONG AND 0.5-2 MM WIDE, APEX ACUTE, MUCRONATE.

FLOWERS

YELLOW, SOLITARY OR IN GROUPS OF 2-3, AXILLARY.

FRUITS

PODS FLAT, LINEAR OR LINEAR-OBLONG, MODERATELY PUBESCENT, DEHISCENT, ABOUT 3.5 CM LONG AND 0.6 CM WIDE.

SEEDS

BROWN, RHOMBIC, 2-4 MM LONG AND 1-2 MM WIDE.