Soli / American Joint Vetch
Aeschynomene americana
Also known as Shy Leaf, Sola Pith Plant
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- September-December
How to identify Soli
Identify Soli by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- Confirm leaf shape: Linear.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Raceme.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and nearby regions.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Aeschynomene americana
- Genus
- Aeschynomene
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Riversides and moist locations
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- Tropicla America
- Distribution
- India, Caribbean, Java, Philippines, Central America
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf shape
- LinearrecordedVery long and narrow with roughly parallel sides.“The leaves are up to 7 centimeters long and have several pairs of linear to oblong leaflets.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Soli itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
- Flower arrangement
- RacemerecordedIndividual stalked flowers arranged along a central stem, opening from bottom to top.“The inflorescence is a raceme of flowers each up to a centimeter long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- LegumerecordedA dry pod that splits open along two seams (typical of the pea/bean family).“The fruit is a curved legume pod up to 4 centimeters long made up of several jointed units, each unit containing a seed.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit surface
- WartyrecordedCovered in small bumps or warts.
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Soli itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- सोल घास sol ghas, सोली soli
- Malayalam
- പൊന്ത്
About Soli
American Joint Vetch (Aeschynomene americana) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and 5 other states. It grows in riversides and moist locations. Flowering and fruiting run from September to December.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Soli belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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