De Magnetica [...] Plantarum p. 644

sets they all close up, and when it rises they open, and in them this motion is seen to have such great force that when they have pods they close them up most securely with their leaves and seem to hold them in, but when the sun rises they open and release the pods. I have noticed that this turning of the leaves is shared by many other Egyptian plants, such as Acacia, Abrus, Absus, Sesban and Tamarinth.