Chamaecrista leschenaultiana
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- June-October
How to identify Chamaecrista leschenaultiana
Identify Chamaecrista leschenaultiana 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: June-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Caesalpiniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Chamaecrista leschenaultiana.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Chamaecrista leschenaultiana
- Genus
- Chamaecrista
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist and shaded habitats on the hills of deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Pantropical
- Distribution
- India, Nepal, Bhutan, SE. Tropical Asia, Pakistan and introduced in Malaysia
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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 leschenaultiana 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 leschenaultiana itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Chamaecrista leschenaultiana
Chamaecrista leschenaultiana belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh and 2 other states. It grows in moist and shaded habitats on the hills of deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from June to October.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Chamaecrista leschenaultiana belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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