Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week :: Aeschynomene americana along Ghodbunder Road & at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary

Dinesh Valke

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Nov 6, 2011, 1:53:09 PM11/6/11

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Aeschynomene americana L.

es-kee-no-MEE-nee -- from Greek aeschyn (causing shame); refers to leaves closing up
a-mer-ih-KAY-na or a-mer-ih-KAH-na -- of the Americas

Aug 23, 2008 ... along Ghodbunder Road near Gaimukh, Thane, Maharashtra

commonly known as: American joint-vetch, common aeschynomene, deer-vetch, shyleaf • Hindi: सोल घास sol ghas, सोली soli • Tamil: நெட்டி netti

Native to: Central America and tropical South America; cultivated or naturalized elsewhere

some views:

Nov 21, 2009 ... at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra

Dear friends, embedded images attached for the benefit of those who are unable to view them among contents above.

Regards.
Dinesh

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Pankaj Oudhia

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Nov 6, 2011, 2:10:17 PM11/6/11

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Thanks Dinesh ji. Adding pictures of Sole grass in my property. Sole in bund and another picture is of Sole population in field bund of Acorus and Bacopa mixed crops.

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Pankaj Oudhia

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Balkar Singh

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Nov 6, 2011, 8:40:29 PM11/6/11

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Great Catch Dinesh!!! Amazing!!!

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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
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Satish Phadke

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Nov 7, 2011, 5:56:20 AM11/7/11

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Aeschynomene americana
Great catch again.
The characters which I could confirm from the pictures.....
Stem glandular hispid.
Compound leaves.Leaflets subfalcate.Petiole and rachis hispidulous.
Few flowered racemes.
Petals yellow with purplish lines.
Pods 3-9 jointed.
@Pankaj ji
Thanks for your additional information.

On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 12:23 AM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>

> Aeschynomene americana L.
>
> es-kee-no-MEE-nee -- from Greek aeschyn (causing shame); refers to leaves closing up
> a-mer-ih-KAY-na or a-mer-ih-KAH-na -- of the Americas
>

> Aug 23, 2008 ... along Ghodbunder Road near Gaimukh, Thane, Maharashtra
>
> commonly known as: American joint-vetch, common aeschynomene, deer-vetch, shyleaf • Hindi: सोल घास sol ghas, सोली soli • Tamil: நெட்டி netti
>
> Native to: Central America and tropical South America; cultivated or naturalized elsewhere
>
>
> some views:
>
> Nov 21, 2009 ... at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra
>

> Dear friends, embedded images attached for the benefit of those who are unable to view them among contents above.
>
> Regards.
> Dinesh

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