Chamaechrista fasciculata

     Partridge Pea

Caesalpinaceae

  Fruit Type:  Legume

  Fruiting Period:  Sep - Oct

  Flowering Period:  Jun - Sep

  Color:  Black (lighter margins)

  Size:  4 x 4 mm

  Shape:  Rhombic, flattened

  Surface Features:  Rows of pits; Glossy

  Scarification:  Required

  Stratification:  10 days

  Cotyledons:  Oval with entire margin

  Leaf arrangement:  Alternate

  Leaves:  Pinnately compound, petiole, entire margins with small point on leaf tip, no hairs

  Other: Stipules