Description:
Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) »
Aeschynomene indica es-kee-no-MEE-nee -- from Greek aeschyn (causing shame); refers to leaves closing up IN-dih-kuh or in-DEE-kuh -- of or from India commonly known as: budda pea (in Australia), hard shola pith, Indian jointvetch, kat sola, trailing sesbania • Assamese: কুঁহিলা kuhila • Bengali: কাঠ শোলা kath shola • Hindi: सोला sola • Japanese: kusanemu • Kannada: ಬೆಮ್ಡುಕಸ bemdukasa • Konkani: nalabi • Malayalam: neli-tali • Manipuri: chinggonglei • Marathi: kinomin, nalabi • Nepalese: सोला sola • Oriya: surlo • Portuguese (Brazil): angiquinho, maricazinho, papquinha, pinheirinho • Tamil: கோத்திரம் kottiram, நெட்டிவகை netti-vakkai, தக்கை takkai • Telugu: జీలుగబెండు jiluga bendu, తీగజీలుగ tiga jiluga Distribution: naturalized in paleotropics & West Indies, exact native range obscure References:
Flowers of India •
NPGS / GRIN •
FAO •
PIER species info •
eFlora. Date: 20 September 2008, 13:03. Source:
Aeschynomene indica. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.