Aeschynomene indica

Family	Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily	Faboideae
Tribe	Dalbergieae
Scientific name	Aeschynomene indica L.
Synonyms	Aeschynomene cachemiriana Cambessedes; Aeschynomene diffusa Klein ex Willdenow; Aeschynomene glaberrima Poiret; Aeschynomene herbacea Aublet; Aeschynomene hispida auct., non Willdenow; Aeschynomene indica L. var. punctata Persoon; Aeschynomene indica L. var. viscosa Miquel; Aeschynomene macropoda de Candolle; Aeschynomene montana Spanoghe; Aeschynomene oligantha Welwitsch ex Baker; Aeschynomene pumila L.; Aeschynomene punctata Steudel; Aeschynomene quadrata Schumacher & Thonning; Aeschynomene roxburghii Sprengel; Aeschynomene subviscosa de Candolle; Aeschynomene virginica auct., non Britton, Sterns et Poggenburg; Aeschynomene viscidula Roxburgh ex Willdenow; Hedysarum alpinum Loureiro; Hedysarum neli-teli Roxburgh; Hedysarum virginicum Loureiro; Smithia aspera Roxburgh
Common name	(Japanese common name) kusa-nemu (クサネム, 草合歓 [meaning: nemunoki weed (nemunoki = Albizia julibrissin)])
	(English common name) curly-indigo, hard sola, Indian jointvetch, northern joint-vetch
Distribution	(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
	(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Thailand, Myanmar, Australia, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Tropical Africa, USA
Habitat	Rice paddy, riverside
Chromosomal number	2n=40
Description	Plants 50-120cm tall. Leaves pari-pinnate, leaflets many, each 6-10mm long. Flowers yellow ca. 1cm, calyxs ca. 5mm long, flowering in July to October. Fruits 3-4cm long. Annual plants.
Reference	Aeschynomene indica L.
	Aeschynomene indica Linn.
	Aeschynomene indica L.
	Aeschynomene indica L.
Note	Aeschynomene indica in Japan is thought to be a naturalized plant from tropical Asia in ancient era.

July 2007 at rice paddy	July 2007 at rice paddy	July 2007 at rice paddy

July 2007 at rice paddy	July 2007 at rice paddy	July 2007 at rice paddy