Skip to content
Aeschynomene aspera

Aeschynomene aspera · Kew POWO · Kew Plants of the World Online

EntityQ4688546· pop 11· linked from 46 articles

Aeschynomene aspera

Sign in to save

Also known as শোলা, Sola, Pith plant

species of plant

Species

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderFabales
  5. FamilyFabaceae
Native toAssam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Northern Territory, Pakistan

The specimen bears the specific epithet and the relevant number corresponding to its position in Species Plantarum, in the hand writing of Linnaeus, but it is devoid of fruits which Linnaeus describes. However the specimens in Herb. Hermann vol. 2.fol.52 as well as the illustration cited by Linnaeus (Breyn Cent.51.t. 52) are provided with pods.Soft spongy stems known as Sola are used in hats, floats and are also used as lint.

via GBIF · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records
156
With media
123
Family
Fabaceae
Collections
MICH, MEL, RSA, US, MO
Recorded in
India, Australia, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Guinea-Bissau, Tanzania

Gallery (3)

Available in 9 languages

via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0