Chamaecrista auricoma
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering
- November-January
How to identify Chamaecrista auricoma
Identify Chamaecrista auricoma by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Arunachal Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Caesalpiniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Chamaecrista auricoma.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Chamaecrista auricoma
- Genus
- Chamaecrista
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia, China and Africa
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-January
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chamaecrista auricoma itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chamaecrista auricoma itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Chamaecrista auricoma
Chamaecrista auricoma belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Arunachal Pradesh. It grows in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from November to January.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Chamaecrista auricoma belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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