| flower--this is a caesalpinioid-type flower, with five separate
petals (no wings and no keel). Do you see how the banana-shaped
stamens are flared to one side of the flower? In Chamaecrista,
some of the flowers will have their stamens flared to the left (as above),
while others will have their stamens flared to the right. |
leaves, showing the typical pinnately compound complexity of the
Fabaceae--these leaves fold during the heat of the day. What kind of leaf
arrangement is present here (this type of arrangement is found in all legumes)? |
