Cassia tora (L.) Roxb.
Common Name : Sicklepod
Family : Fabaceae

HABIT |
A FETID, ANNUAL HERB OR UNDERSHRUB. |
STEMS |
0.3-1 M TALL WITH GLABROUS
BRANCHES. |
LEAVES |
LEAVES 6-12.5 CM LONG; LEAFLETS IN 2-4 OPPOSITE PAIRS WITH A
CONICAL GLAND BETWEEN EACH OF THE TWO LOWEST PAIRS OF LEAFLETS; BLADES 1.5-5
CM LONG AND 1.5-2.5 CM WIDE, MEMBRANOUS, OVATE OBLONG, APEX ACUTE TO SUBACUTE,
OFTEN MUCRONATE, BASE ACUTE TO ASYMMETRICALLY ROUNDED. |
FLOWERS |
USUALLY IN PAIRS, ON VERY
SHORT AXILLARY PEDUNCLE; PALE YELLOW, UPPER PETAL 2-LOBED AND THE OTHERS
ENTIRE. |
FRUITS |
PODS STOUT, 4-ANGLED, 15-25
CM LONG, CONTAINING 25-30 SEEDS. |
SEEDS |
4-5 MM LONG, RHOMBOIDAL,
YELLOWISH BROWN TO TAN RED, SHINY. |