Sola / Sola Pith Plant
Aeschynomene aspera
Also known as Pith Plant
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Assam, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- August-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Aeschynomene aspera
- Genus
- Aeschynomene
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Moist places in dry deciduous forests and plains
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Bhutan, Myanmar, Malay peninsula, Siam, Java, Tropical Africa
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sola itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
- Fruit type
- LegumerecordedA dry pod that splits open along two seams (typical of the pea/bean family).“== Gallery == == See also == Sholapith == References == International Legume Database & Information Service.” — 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 Sola itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- सोला Sola, sola
- Nepali
- ढोँध्या Dhondhyaa, सक्ला Saklaa
- Bengali
- শোলা Shola, শোলা
- Kannada
- ಅಲಗು Alagu, ಅಲಗಿನಗಿಡ Alagina gida, ಅಲಿಗಿನ ಗಿಡ
- Malayalam
- Neerkadasam, Ponguchedi, പൊങ്ങുചെടി
About Sola
Sola pith plant (Aeschynomene aspera) is a low shrub in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Assam, Andhra Pradesh and 2 other states. It grows in moist places in dry deciduous forests and plains. Flowering and fruiting run from August to January.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Sola belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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