Common name
English: Mateloi
Mandarin: 山扁豆 (shan bian dou)
English: Mateloi
Mandarin: 山扁豆 (shan bian dou)
Kingdom: Plantae (2653)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2566)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2162)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)
Genus: Chamaecrista (3)
Epithet: mimosoides (L.) E.Greene (1)
Synonyms: Cassia angustissima Lam., Cassia mimosoides L., Cassia sensitiva Roxb.
angustissima => most narrow
mimosoides => like Mimosa
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: yellow
Check for Chamaecrista mimosoides at
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