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. |