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Neptunia triquetra


Neptunia triquetra (Vahl) Benth. (Desmanthus triquetris Willd.; Desmanthus triquetrus Willd. [Spelling variant]; Mimosa triquetra Vahl);
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Common name: Yellow Sensitive Plant • Tamil: Aticharanachani, Chumankai, Chupanke • Telugu: chinna nidra kanti
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India (N); Andhra Pradesh; Dadra-Nagar-Haveli ; Goa ; Gujarat ; Karnataka; Kerala ; Madhaya Pradesh ; Maharashtra ; Orissa ; Pondicherry ; Punjab ; Rajasthan ; Tamil Nadu ; Myanmar (N) as per ILDIS;
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A small, prostrate, perennial herb with 2-pinnate leaves, yellow flowers and with 2-2.5cm long oblong, flat beaked pods.
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Neptunia Sp? : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)

Came across this Prostrate herb at a small field within Nagpur City.
Family: Mimosaceae
Date: 17-10-2009
Definitely some sp. of Neptunia. The soil where i found this was more or less dry.
Kindly provide the ID for this..

Neptunia oleracea?

… has identified this as Neptunia triquetra. Here is his reply…
“this is Neptunia triquetra Bth. in Hook. Lond. J. Bot. 4: 355, 1842.
i collected in wet places in Mumbai.
the leaves are sensitive to touch”

Small Plant For ID : Nasik : 16NOV15 : AK-2 : 02/02 : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)
Small plant with flat pods seen at Gangapur Grasslands on 15th Oct,15.
There were no flowers when the picture was taken.
Unfortunately, I have only one picture.
Leaves very close to Mimosa Species.

it is Cassia sps

Thanks for the id.
… too has suggested Cassia mimosoides or Cassia pumila.
Will try to locate the plant and see if I can capture it flowering.

This should be Neptunia triquetra (Vahl) Benth.
A small, prostrate, perennial herb with 2-pinnate leaves, yellow flowers and with 2-2.5cm long oblong, flat beaked pods.


Jal chhui mui छुईमुई: I’d confirm : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) – 3 Mb each.
Jal chhui mui छुईमुई

Attachments (1) – 3 Mb.

where was this. near what kind of water body or irrigation canal etc.
what state. what district. obviously its wild i guess. please tell us

Wild. Near wet soil.
In Gujarat

Neptunia triquetra.


Id pls collected from Palnadu district, Andhra Pradesh on 10 May 2025: 3 images.
I collected this plant and this plant habitat is Very dry wet land in this season (May’25). In my observation, Neptunia characters are shows like touch me not. this plant shows sensitivity. any one tell me. A flowering plant in the  Fabaceae family. It is a herbaceous plant with prostrate, spreading habits, commonly found in cultivated fields, dry wet Black soil. I observed characters likes Neptunia triquetra (Willd.) Benth.
id please sirs and madam.

Please check Neptunia oleracea Loureiro and Neptunia plena (L.) Benth. also.

Neptunia oleracea aquatic plant how to match

sir not matched Neptunia plena (L.) Benth. Because It is a perennial or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. But The above species a herbaceous plant with prostrate, spreading habits not shrub.

Yes, it is
https://efloraofindia.com/efi/neptunia-triquetra/
Also matches as per keys at
https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/FloraPeninsular/herbsheet.php?id=6034&cat=7

 

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Updated on May 17, 2025

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