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.