Common Name- Lajalu
Botanical Name- Mimosa pudica
Classification:
Kingdom - Plantae
Unranked- Angiosperm
Unranked- Eudicots
Unranked- Rosids
Order - Fabales
Family - Fabaceae
Genus - Mimosa
Species - pudica
Key Characters:
1- It is “shy, bashful or shrinking”; also called sensitive plant,sleepy or shy plant.
2- It is a creeping annual or perennial herb.
3- The compound leaves folded inward and droop when touched or shaken, defending themselves from harm and re-open a few minute later.
4- Stem is erect, slender, branching.
5- Leaves are bipinnately compound with one or two pinnae hairs and 10-20 leaflets per pinna.
6- The petioles are also prickly.
7- Pedunculate pale pink or purple flower heads arise from the leaf axils.
8- The seeds have hard seed coast which restrict germination. Common Name- Zombi pea, Wild pea
Botanical Name- Vigna vaxillata
Classification:
Kingdom - Plantae
Unranked - Angiosperms
Unranked - Eudicots
Unranked - Rosids
Order - Fabales
Family - Fabaceae
Genus - Vigna
Species - vaxillata
Key Characters:
1- The habit is strong twinner.
2- Stem usually clothed with spreading silky hairs.
3- Leaflets three, acute at the apex obliquely and spreadly cuneate.
4- Flowers pink or purplish 2 to 4 flowered peduncles, keel prolonged into an uncurved beak. Common Name- Morning Glories
Botanical Name- Cassia tora
Classification:
Kingdom - Plantae
Unranked- Angiosperm
Unranked- Eudicots
Unranked- Rosids
Order - Fabales
Family - Fabaceae
Tribe - Cassieae
Sub-tribe - Cassiinae
Genus - Cassia
Species - tora
Key Characters:
1- It is herb, annual, erect, 30-60 cm high.
2- Leaflets obovate, oblong, glaucous.
3- Flowers are yellow, axillary or in pairs.
4- Pods are 0.5 cm, obliguely septate.
5- Seeds are 25-30 Rhombord. Name- Barka, Burkur
Botanical Name- Smithia purpuria
Classification:
Kingdom - Plantae
Unranked- Angiosperm
Unranked- Eudicots
Unranked- Rosids
Order - Fabales
Family - Fabaceae
Tribe - Dalbergieae
Genus - Smithia
Species - purpuria
Key Characters:
1- It is an annual herb.
2- Stem is erect, branched, glabrous.
3- Stalkless lvs are pinnate, with oblong leaflets having bristle at the tip.
4- Purple flower about 1 cm across, occurs in recemes of 6-12 flowers.
5- The round standard petal and the wings are marked with white spots.