Patwa Ghas / Feather-Leaved Cassia
Chamaecrista mimosoides
Also known as Mimosa-Like Senna
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- July-February
How to identify Patwa Ghas
Identify Patwa Ghas 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Sensitive-looking mimosa-like fine leaves.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Caesalpiniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Patwa Ghas.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Chamaecrista mimosoides
- Genus
- Chamaecrista
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Dry and moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Madagascar
- Distribution
- Old World tropics
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Assam, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-February
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Patwa Ghas 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 Patwa Ghas itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- पटवा घास Patwa Ghas, patwa-ghas
- Telugu
- నేలపొన్న Nelaponna
- Kannada
- ನೆಲ ಬಾಗೆ Nela Baage, ನೆಲ ತಂಗಡಿ Nela Thangadi
- Malayalam
- ചേരണി Cherani, ചെറുതകര Cheruthakara, പടർചുണ്ട Padarchunda
- Marathi
- चिंचणी Chinchani, पिवळा लाजाळू Pivala Lajalu, पिवळा लाजाळू
About Patwa Ghas
Feather-leaved Cassia (Chamaecrista mimosoides) is a herb in the Caesalpiniaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra and 15 other states. It grows in dry and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to February.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Patwa Ghas belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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