Feather-leaved Cassia
Chamaecrista mimosoides
Also known as Mimosa-like Senna
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About Feather-leaved Cassia
Chamaecrista mimosoides is a species of flowering plant in the plant family Fabaceae.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Chamaecrista mimosoides
- Genus
- Chamaecrista
- Family
- CAESALPINIACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Dry and moist deciduous forests
- Native to
- Madagascar
- Distribution
- Old World tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-February
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
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
Botanical family
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Feather-leaved Cassia belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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