Pith Plant

Description: English: A piece of Aeschynomene aspera stem. The very thin, reddish brown layer around the stem, is the bark. The whitish interior is wood. The central, dark dot is a hollow tube, that was pith, but destroyed with ageing of plant. Date: 17 June 2016, 10:09:44. Source: Own work. Author: RIT RAJARSHI.

Description: English: A piece of Aeschynomene sp stem. The very thin, reddish brown layer around the stem, is the bark. The whitish interior is wood. The central, dark dot is a hollow tube, that was pith, but destroyed with ageing of plant. Date: 17 June 2016, 10:09:44. Source: Own work. Author: RIT RAJARSHI.

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.