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.