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Botanical Name: Aeschynomene indica
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Family: Fabaceae
Common Name: ***
Etymology - Genus: From the Greek aeschyn (ugly or causing shame); refers to the leaves closing up
Etymology - Species: Of or from India
Ecosystem: Annual
Origin: Native
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Description: Very delicate unipinnately compound leaf.Leaflets are sensitive and close when touched.Flowers are bright yellow.Flower with Papilionaceous corolla with standard, wings and keel (two front petals, united to form a boat-shaped structure). Diadelphous stamen - 9 stamens together in a bundle and one stamen free.Pots and flat, straight, without indentation with each case holding single seed.
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Root type: Adventitious
Stem Appearance: Herb
Stem Cross Section: Circular
Stem Texture:
Root-Stem-Bark Description:
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Leaf - Characters
Attachment: Petiolate
Stipules:
Leaf Type: Unipinnate-Paripinnate
Phyllotaxy: Alternate-Spiral
Leaf Description: Very delicate unipinnately compound leaf.
Leaflet - Characters
Lamina: Oblong
Lamina Bases: Round
Lamina Margins: Entire
Lamina Apices: Acute
Lamina Texture: Pubescent
Venation: Reticulate-Unicostate
Leaflet Description: Leaflets are sensitive and close when touched.
Inflorescence - Characters
Inflorescence: Raceme
Bract:
Inflorescence Description: Flowers are bright yellow.
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Flower - Characters
Flower Type: Complete
Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic
Thalamus Types:
Position of Whorls: Hypogynous
Aestivation: Vexillary
Flower Description:
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Floral Parts - Characters
Calyx Arrangement: Zygomorphic gamosepalous
Calyx Persistance:
Calyx Number of sepals:
Corolla Arrangement: Papilionaceous
Corolla Appendages: na
Corolla Number of petals: 5
Perianth Arrangement: na
Perianth Number of tepals: na
Androecium Attachment of anther: Dorsifixed
Androecium Length of filament:
Androecium Union of Stamens: Diadelphous
Androecium Number of Stamens: 10
Gynoecium Placentation:
Gynoecium Union of Carpels: Monocarpellary
Gynoecium Number of Carpels: 1
Floral Parts Description: Flower with Papilionaceous corolla with standard, wings and keel (two front petals, united to form a boat-shaped structure). Diadelphous stamen - 9 stamens together in a bundle and one stamen free.
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Fruit type: Legume
Fruit type Description: Pots and flat, straight, without indentation with each case holding single seed.
Seed Type: Dicotyledon
Germination type: Epigeal
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