Common name
English: Roundleaf Sensitive Pea
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)
Genus: Chamaecrista (3)
Epithet: rotundifolia (Pers.)Greene (7)
Synonyms: Cassia bifoliolata Collad., Cassia fabaginifolia Kunth, Cassia monophylla Vell., Cassia pentandra Raddi, Cassia pentandria Larranaga, Cassia rotundifolia Pers., Cassia tenuivenosa M.E.Jones, Chamaecrista bifoliolata (Collad.)Greene
bifoliolata => two-leafed
monophylla => one-leaved
pentandra => five-stamen - from Greek ‘penta’ (five) and ‘andron’ (male)
pentandria => five-stamen - from Greek ‘penta’ (five) and ‘andron’ (male)
rotundifolia => referring to the rounded leaves
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow