Gynandropsis gynandra

It is an erect herbaceous annual herb standing 50 to 150 cm in height. The stem and leaf petioles are covered with dense glandular hai It is also a highly branched plant. The leaf is alternate and palmately compound with long petioles measuring.

The flowers are generally white to pale pink in color with 4 sepals, 4 narrow clawed petals and 6 stamens with long purple filaments arising from a much-elongated receptacle. The fruit is a capsule is a spindle-shaped pod. The pods are green in color and turn yellow when ripening. The pods dehisce easily when dry. The seeds are round and black in color.