Round-Leaf Cassia
Chamaecrista rotundifolia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- November-February
How to identify Round-Leaf Cassia
Identify Round-Leaf Cassia 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: Rounded leaflets.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Caesalpiniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Round-Leaf Cassia.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Chamaecrista rotundifolia
- Genus
- Chamaecrista
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-February
- 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 Round-Leaf Cassia 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 Round-Leaf Cassia itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Round-Leaf Cassia
Round-leaf Cassia (Chamaecrista rotundifolia) is a herb in the Caesalpiniaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. Flowering and fruiting run from November to February.
Uses
Locally it is harvested for fodder.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Round-Leaf Cassia belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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