Family: Fabaceae
Synonym: Cassia hirsuta L.
Habit:
Shrubs
Habitat:
Degraded forests also in the plains
Distribution:
Dry tropical biome
Key identification features:
Erect undershrubs, densely hirsute all over. Leaves ovate or elliptic, base
rounded, apex acuminate, silky hairy on both sides; Flowers yellow, in axillary
and terminal few-flowered racemes; Seeds many, orbicular, compressed, light
brown.
Flowering and Fruiting:
September-December
Uses:
Treat
unspecified medicinal disorders, has environmental uses and social uses, as a
poison and a medicine and for food.
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