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<big>''[[Cassia obtusifolia]]'' L.</big>
__NOTOC__
:Family: Leguminosae
== Vernacular names ==
*Sicklepod (En)
*Indonesia: ketepeng
*Malaysia: gelenggang sayor, gelenggang nasi
*Philippines: balatong-aso (Tagalog), andadasi (Ilocano), baho-baho (Bisaya)
*Vietnam: dậu ma.
== Distribution ==
Pantropical. Probably native to tropical America.
== Uses ==
Leaves and young tops are eaten. Leaves and roots are also used medicinally against vomiting and stomachache.
== Observations ==
Annual or perennial, often bad-smelling herb or shrub, up to 2.5 m tall. Leaves compound with 3 pairs of leaflets; rachis 4-7 cm long; leaflets obovate, 1-6 cm × 0.5-3.9 cm. On roadsides, waste places and fallow fields up to 800 m altitude. Often confused with ''C. tora'' L. which has different anthers and seeds.
== Selected sources ==
7, 20, 92.
[[Category:Vegetables (PROSEA)]]
[[Category:PROSEA]]
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Cassia obtusifolia'' (PROSEA)}}
<big>''[[Cassia obtusifolia]]'' L.</big>
__NOTOC__
:Family: Leguminosae
== Vernacular names ==
*Sicklepod (En)
*Indonesia: ketepeng
*Malaysia: gelenggang sayor, gelenggang nasi
*Philippines: balatong-aso (Tagalog), andadasi (Ilocano), baho-baho (Bisaya)
*Vietnam: dậu ma.
== Distribution ==
Pantropical. Probably native to tropical America.
== Uses ==
Leaves and young tops are eaten. Leaves and roots are also used medicinally against vomiting and stomachache.
== Observations ==
Annual or perennial, often bad-smelling herb or shrub, up to 2.5 m tall. Leaves compound with 3 pairs of leaflets; rachis 4-7 cm long; leaflets obovate, 1-6 cm × 0.5-3.9 cm. On roadsides, waste places and fallow fields up to 800 m altitude. Often confused with ''C. tora'' L. which has different anthers and seeds.
== Selected sources ==
7, 20, 92.
[[Category:Vegetables (PROSEA)]]
[[Category:PROSEA]]