Cassia absus L.
Common Name : Pig’s senna
Family : Fabaceae
HABIT |
AN ERECT ANNUAL HERB. |
STEMS |
15-60 CM TALL, STEMS AND
BRANCHES COVERED WITH GREY, BRISTLY, VISCOUS HAIRS. |
LEAVES |
LEAVES PARIPINNATE; RACHIS BEARING A LINEAR GLAND BETWEEN
LEAFLETS OF ONE OR BOTH PAIRS; LEAFLETS 2 PAIRS, MEMBRANOUS, 1.6-4 CM LONG
AND 0.8-2.5 CM WIDE (THE TERMINAL PAIR THE LARGEST), ELLIPTIC TO
ELLIPTIC-OBOVATE, APEX ROUNDED, BASE ASYMMETRICAL. |
FLOWERS |
YELLOW OR REDDISH-YELLOW,
BORNE IN NARROW LEAF-OPPOSED, FEW-FLOWERED RACEMES, 2-13 CM LONG. |
FRUITS |
PODS COMPRESSED, THIN, LINEAR
OBLONG, 2.5-4.5 CM LONG, CLOTHED WITH BRISTLY HAIRS, ELASTICALLY DEHISCENT. |
SEEDS |
5-8 PER POD, OBOVATE OR
RHOMBIC, DARK BROWN, SHINING. |