Aeschynomene aspera

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Sola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Aeschynomene
Species: A. aspera
Binomial name
Aeschynomene aspera
L.
Synonyms
  • Aeschynomene lagenaria Lour.
  • Aeschynomene surattensis Wight & Arn.
  • Aeschynomene trachyloba Miq.
  • Hedysarum lagenarium (Lour.) Roxb.

Aeschynomene aspera is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is also known by the names Sola, Sola Pith Plant, Pith Plant, Laugauni or Netti (Tamil) [1]. Pith from the plant is used to make hats and floats.

It is native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Burnell, A.; Henry Yule (1996). A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words And Phrases: (Hobson-Jobson). Routledge. 
  • United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Aeschynomene aspera. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Retrieved on 2007-10-02.


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