Aeschynomene indica L.
Common Name : Indian jointvetch
Family : Fabaceae

HABIT |
ANNUAL UNDERSHRUB. |
STEMS |
MUCH BRANCHED, BRANCHES SLENDER, GLABROUS, SLIGHTLY MURICATE WITH PRICKLE LIKE GLANDULAR OUTGROWTHS. |
LEAVES |
LEAVES ARE COMPOUND, 5-10 CM LONG, WITH 15-30 PAIRS OF NARROW NEEDLE-LIKE LEAFLETS, 1-1.5 CM LONG, ROUNDED AT THE TIPS. |
FLOWERS |
PALE YELLOW FLOWERS ARE BORNE IN FEW FLOWEREDRACEMES. FLOWERS ARE ABOUT 1 CM LONG, PEAFLOWER SHAPED. |
FRUITS |
PODS LINEAR, FLAT, GLABROUS, SMOOTH, UPPER MARGIN ENTIRE AND LOWER INDENTED, 6-8 JOINTED WITH CENTRAL PROMINENT WRINKLES ON EACH JOINT. |
SEEDS |
2-3 MM LONG, SMOOTH AND BLACK. |