Aeschynomene indica L.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Aeschynomene L.
Tribe: Aeschynomeneae
References: [210][1547][1680][1915][1930][2264][2825]

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Other names:

• Aeschynomene cachemiriana Cambess. [Synonym] [1551]
  
• Aeschynomene diffusa Willd. [Synonym] [1551]
  
• Aeschynomene glaberrima Poiret [Synonym] [1551][1547]
  
• Aeschynomene indica L. Var. punctata Pers. [Synonym] [1551]
  
• Aeschynomene indica L. Var. viscosa Miq. [Synonym] [1551]
  
• Aeschynomene macropoda DC. [Synonym] [1551]
  
• Aeschynomene montana Spanoghe [Synonym] [1551]
  
• Aeschynomene oligantha Baker [Synonym] [1551]
  
• Aeschynomene pumila L. [Synonym] [1551]
  
• Aeschynomene punctata Steudel [Synonym] [1551]
  
• Aeschynomene quadrata Schum. & Thonn. [Synonym] [1551]
  
• Aeschynomene roxburghii Sprengel [Synonym] [1551]
  
• Aeschynomene subviscosa DC. [Synonym] [1551]
  
• Hedysarum alpinum Lour. [Synonym] [1551]
  
• Hedysarum neli-tali Roxb. [Synonym] [1551]
  
• Hedysarum virginicum Lour. [Synonym] [1551]
  

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Common Names:

• Sensitive Vetch [2264]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
  • 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
  • 1999-05 Heald J
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Domestic [2872]
  
• Environmental [2828] [2968]
  
• Medicine [2828]
  
• Weed [2968]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Angola-ISO [216]
  • Botswana [237]
  • Burundi [8]
  • Cameroon [8]
  • Chad [64]
  • Ethiopia [210]
  • Gabon [16]
  • Gambia The [212]
  • Ghana [212]
  • Guinea Bissau [212]
  • Kenya [210]
  • Malawi [237]
  • Mali [212]
  • Mauritania [8]
  • Mozambique [237]
  • Namibia-ISO [210]
  • Niger [78]
  • Nigeria [212]
  • Rwanda [220]
  • Sao Tome & Principe [210]
  • Senegal [210]
  • Somalia [210]
  • South Africa [210]
  • Sudan [29]
  • Tanzania [210]
  • Togo [23]
  • Uganda [210]
  • Zaire [236]
  • Zambia [237]
  • Zimbabwe [237]

• Asia [261] [1179] [1551] [1930] [1931] [1937] [1938] [1939] [1947] [1957] [2825] [2827] [2878]
  • Afghanistan [1939]
  • Bhutan [1947]
  • Cambodia [1937]
  • China [1179] [1937]
  • India-ISO [210]
  • Indonesia-ISO [1551]
  • Iran [1939]
  • Irian Jaya [261]
  • Japan [1930] [1937]
  • Korea [2878]
  • Laos [1937]
  • Malaysia-ISO [1551]
  • Myanmar [1937]
  • Pakistan [1938]
  • Philippines [1551]
  • Ryukyu Is [2825]
  • Sri Lanka [1957]
  • Taiwan [1931] [2827]
  • Thailand [1937]
  • Vietnam [1937]

• Australasia [261] [1880]
  • Australia [210] [1880]
    • New South Wales [1880]
    • Northern Territory [1880]
    • Queensland [1880]
    • Western Australia [1880]
  • Papua New Guinea [261]

• Caribbean [1547]
  • Puerto Rico [1547]

• Indian Ocean [1915]
  • Madagascar [210] [1915]
  • Mauritius [1915]
  • Reunion [1915]
  • Rodrigues [1915]

• North America [210] [1551]
  • United States [1547] [1551] [1680]

• Pacific Ocean [1940] [2235] [2264] [2968]
  • Fiji [1940] [2264]
  • Northern Marianas [2235]
  • Society Is [2968]

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Notes:

• Rudd,1959(ref.1551),considered introduced to the Old World, despite
  
• collections more than 200 years old, but others consider native.
  
• The Asian plant is considered to be a native of southeastern USA. [261]
  
• Japanese distribution: Hokkaido; Honshu; Shikoku; Kyushu. [1930]
  
• Rare on Rodrigues. [3060]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:53:55