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. |