italic title taxobox name Aeschynomene image Aeschynomene fluitans.JPG image caption Aeschynomene fluitans regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Fabales familia Fabaceae subfamilia Faboideae tribus Aeschynomeneae genus Aeschynomene genus authority Carl Linnaeus L. Aeschynomene is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae . They are known commonly as jointvetches . These legumes are most common in warm regions and many species are Aquatic plants aquatic . There are over 100 species. Species include Aeschynomene americana shyleaf Aeschynomene aspera sola, sola pith plant, laugauni Aeschynomene cristata Malagasy jointvetch Aeschynomene elaphroxylon ambatch Aeschynomene evenia shrubby jointvetch Aeschynomene falcata Australian jointvetch Aeschynomene gracilis Puerto Rico jointvetch Aeschynomene histrix porcupine jointvetch Aeschynomene indica Indian jointvetch Aeschynomene lateritia Aeschynomene paniculata pannicle jointvetch Aeschynomene pratensis meadow jointvetch Aeschynomene rudis zigzag jointvetch Aeschynomene sensitiva sensitive jointvetch Aeschynomene virginica Virginia jointvetch References cite web url http www.ars grin.gov cgi bin npgs html genus.pl?244 title Genus Aeschynomene L. accessdate 2007 10 02 format work Germplasm Resources Information Network GRIN author United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?3691,3707 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol AESCH USDA Plants Profile wikispecies commonscat Faboideae stub Category Aeschynomene es Aeschynomene pt Aeschynomene ... more details
aspera title Aeschynomene aspera accessdate 2007 11 18 format work LegumeWeb author International ... id 5&taxon id 220000272 title Aeschynomene aspera accessdate 2007 10 02 format work Flora of Pakistan author cite web url http www.ars grin.gov cgi bin npgs html taxon.pl?310707 title Aeschynomene ... Aeschynomene aspera ... more details
italic title taxobox name Aeschynomene rudis image Aeschnyomene rudis seeds.jpg image caption seeds regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Fabales familia Fabaceae genus Aeschynomene species A. rudis binomial Aeschynomene rudis binomial authority George Bentham Benth. synonyms Aeschynomene natans Aeschynomene rudis is a species of flowering plant in the Fabaceae legume family known by the common name zigzag jointvetch . It is native to South America ref http www.cdfa.ca.gov phpps IPC weedinfo aeschynomene.htm EncycloWeedia Profile ref but it is known from other continents, including North America, as a noxious weed , especially of wet areas such as Paddy field rice fields . It is aquatic plant aquatic or semi aquatic, growing bristly, glandular stems near or in water. It grows up to two meters tall. The leaves are composed of oval shaped leaflets each about a centimeter long. At the base of each leaf are large, flat, pointed stipule s. The flower is purple tinted white and 1 to 1.5 centimeters wide. The fruit is a lobed, gland dotted legume pod narrowed between the seeds. It is up to 5 centimeters long and less than one wide. As the pod dries it breaks into segments, each segment containing a seed. The hard, shiny seed is kidney shaped and 2 or 3 millimeters long. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?3691,3707,3708 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol AERU USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Aeschynomene rudis Photo gallery References reflist Category Aeschynomene rudis Category Faboideae Category Flora of Alabama Faboideae stub es Aeschynomene rudis ... more details
italic title taxobox name Aeschynomene elaphroxylon image Aeschynomene elaphroxylon GS352.png image caption D. Branch with pods of A. americana. E. Pod of A. trigonocarpa. regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Fabales familia Fabaceae genus Aeschynomene species A. elaphroxylon binomial Aeschynomene elaphroxylon binomial authority Paul Hermann Wilhelm Taubert Taub. Aeschynomene elaphroxylon also known as an ambatch , pith tree or Balsa wood tree is a common large shrub to small tree of the genus Aeschynomene in the Fabaceae family. It can grow up to 9 m high, with spiny stems, and pairs of substantial thorns under the base of leaves. ref name Arbonnier2004 cite book last Arbonnier first Michel title Trees, Shrubs and Lianas of West African Dry Zones date 2004 publisher Quae isbn 2876145790 ref A. elaphroxylon is indigenous to parts of tropical Africa. It typically grows by water and in water logged soils, such as by rivers, lakes and swamps in countries like Ghana and Nigeria , but is widespread across tropical Africa to Ethiopia and Sudan , and further south and east in Zimbabwe . ref Burkill, H.M. 1985. http www.aluka.org action showMetadata?doi 10.5555 AL.AP.UPWTA.3 365&pgs &cookieSet 1 The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 3 ref ref name Dommergues1982 cite book last Dommergues first Y.R. coauthors G.H. Diem editors title Microbiology of Tropical Soils and Plant Productivity year 1982 publisher Springer isbn 9024726247 ref The seeds of A. elaphroxylon have been known to stay viable after being buried for a few years in the waterlogged banks where it grows well. ref cite book last Fraser first Lauchlan H. coauthors Paul A. Keddy editors title The World s Largest Wetlands Ecology and Conservation date 2005 ..., January 4, 2006, Retrieved on June 22, 2008 ref References reflist Category Aeschynomene ... of Zimbabwe legume stub es Aeschynomene elaphroxylon ... more details
Aeschynomene indica , not the rare and threatened A. virginica . ref name cpc ref name car ... of Aeschynomene Fabaceae , including the rare A. virginica . Systematic Botany 13 4 559 566. ref ... and reproduction of Aeschynomene virginica L. Fabaceae a rare, annual, wetland species in relation ... more details
Netti may refer to The Nettipakarana , a Buddhist scripture Aeschynomene aspera , a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae disambig ... more details
italic title taxobox name Sesbania sesban image Sesbania sesban Blanco2.405.jpg regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Fabales familia Fabaceae genus Sesbania species S. sesban binomial Sesbania sesban binomial authority Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin Jacq. W. Wight Sesbania sesban Synonyms for the species name include Aeschynomene aegyptiaca Pers. Steud. Aeschynomene elongata Salisb. Aeschynomene sesban L. Dolichos aeschynome sesban Forssk. Emerus Sesbania punctata DC. Sesbania tchadica A. Chev. External links WestAfricanPlants Sesbania sesban Faboideae stub Category Faboideae az Sesbania sesban rw Umunyegenyege vi i n i n ... more details
wiktionarypar sola Sola is a municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Party Capital NOTOC Sola may also refer to Music S.O.L.A. or Saints of Los Angeles , an album by M tley Cr e Sola , a song by Hector el Father on his album The Bad Boy album The Bad Boy Liu Sola , Chinese composer, author and vocalist Sports Guillermo Sol b. 1929 , Chilean distance runner Fiction Sola manga Sola manga , a Japanese manga and anime series Sola Naberrie , older sister of Padme Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy Places Sola, Vanuatu , the capital city of Torba Province , Vanuatu Soule , a province in southwest France Other uses Aeschynomene aspera , a flowering plant from Asia with pithy stems Five Solas , five Latin phrases summarizing the core beliefs of the Protestant Reformation Name Sola is a common Nigerian name that can be usually a suffix to Olu or Ade which are prefix it. It is pronounced Shola . See also Sole disambiguation So a disambig de Sola es Sola desambiguaci n fr Sola it Sola lv Sola noz mju atdal ana nn Sola fleirtyding pl Sola pt Sola fi Sola t smennyssivu th ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Telchinia anacreon image image width 240px image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera unranked familia Rhopalocera superfamilia Papilionoidea familia Nymphalidae subfamilia Heliconiinae tribus Acraeini genus Telchinia species T. anacreon binomial Telchinia anacreon binomial authority Trimen, 1868 ref http www.nic.funet.fi pub sci bio life insecta lepidoptera ditrysia papilionoidea nymphalidae heliconiinae acraea index.html Acraea , Site of Markku Savela ref synonyms Hyalites anacreon small Trimen, 1868 small Acraea anacreon The Orange Acraea Telchinia anacreon is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Kwazulu Natal and Transvaal Province Transvaal and from Angola to Zimbabwe and to Kenya . The wingspan is 40 50 mm for males and 45 55 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to May, with a peak in February. There are usually multiple generations per year, but only one with adults on wing in February in high mountains ref Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town Struik Publishers, 2005. ref . The larva e feed on Cliffortia linearifolia , Aeschynomene and Adenia species. References Reflist wikispecies commons Category Acraea Heliconiinae stub vi Telchinia anacreon ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Telchinia alalonga image image width 240px image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera unranked familia Rhopalocera superfamilia Papilionoidea familia Nymphalidae subfamilia Heliconiinae tribus Acraeini genus Telchinia species T. alalonga binomial Telchinia alalonga binomial authority Henning & Henning, 1996 ref http www.nic.funet.fi pub sci bio life insecta lepidoptera ditrysia papilionoidea nymphalidae heliconiinae acraea index.html Acraea , Site of Markku Savela ref synonyms Hyalites alalonga small Henning & Henning, 1996 small Acraea alalonga Actinote alalonga small Henning & Henning, 1996 small The Long winged Orange Acraea Telchinia alalonga is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in montane grassland from the Drakensberg and midlands in KwaZulu Natal , north into Mpumalanga and the Wolkberg in the Limpopo Province . The wingspan is 54 74 mm for males and 58 74 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to January with a peak in December and from March to May with a peak in April . There are two generations per year ref Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town Struik Publishers, 2005. ref . The larva e feed on Fabaceae species, including Aeschynomene species. References Reflist wikispecies commons Category Acraea Heliconiinae stub vi Telchinia alalonga ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Telchinia induna image image width 240px image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera unranked familia Rhopalocera superfamilia Papilionoidea familia Nymphalidae subfamilia Heliconiinae tribus Acraeini genus Telchinia species T. induna binomial Telchinia induna binomial authority Trimen, 1895 ref http www.nic.funet.fi pub sci bio life insecta lepidoptera ditrysia papilionoidea nymphalidae heliconiinae acraea index.html Acraea , Site of Markku Savela ref synonyms Hyalites induna small Trimen, 1895 small Actinote induna small Trimen, 1895 small Acraea induna The Induna Acraea Telchinia induna is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa . The wingspan is 29 54 mm for males and 54 62 mm for females. Adults are on wing from March to May. There is one generation per year ref Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town Struik Publishers, 2005. ref . The larva e feed on Aeschynomene nodulosa . Subspecies Telchinia induna induna Telchinia induna salmontana small Henning & Henning, 1996 small only found in montane sourveld on the ridges of the Soutpansberg in the Limpopo Province References Reflist wikispecies commons Category Acraea Heliconiinae stub vi Telchinia induna ... more details
italic title taxobox name Arachis glabrata image Arachis glabrata.jpg regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Fabales familia Fabaceae genus Arachis species A. glabrata binomial Arachis glabrata binomial authority Benth. Arachis glabrata Creeping forage peanut , Rhizoma peanut , Rhizoma perennial peanut , Perennial forage peanut , Golden Glory Portuguese common name s included Amendoim forrageiro, Amendoim bravo, Amendoim do campo baixo is a high quality Fodder forage plant native to Argentina , Brazil , and Paraguay vegetation . This plant is also used for soil conservation and as an ornamental plant . It is often cultivated together as a following grass species Axonopus affinis , Axonopus fissifolius , Brachiaria decumbens , Cynodon dactylon , Digitaria eriantha , Paspalum nicorae , and Paspalum notatum . These legume species are also cited as a companion species Aeschynomene villosa , Medicago sativa , and Trifolium repens . External links http www.fao.org AG agp agpc doc GBASE DATA pf000007.htm FAO Arachis glabrata http www.tropicalforages.info key Forages Media Html Arachis glabrata.htm Tropical Forages Arachis glabrata http plants.usda.gov java ClassificationServlet?source display&classid ARGL18 USDA Plants Profile Arachis glabrata Category Arachis glabrata Category Forages Category Flora of Argentina Category Flora of Brazil Category Flora of southern South America Faboideae stub az Arachis glabrata ... more details
automatic taxobox image Arachis hypogaea 1.jpg image width 270px image caption Arachis hypogaea subdivision ranks Subtribes and Genera subdivision See text. synonyms The tribe biology tribe Aeschynomeneae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family biology family Fabaceae . It is composed of the following subtribes and genera. Subtribe Aeschynomeninae Aeschynomene small L. small Bryaspis small P. A. Duvign. small Cyclocarpa small Afzel. ex Urb. small Geissaspis small Wight & Arn. small Humularia small P. A. Duvign. small Kotschya small Endl. small Smithia small Aiton small Soemmeringia small Mart. small Subtribe Discolobiinae Discolobium small Benth. small Subtribe Ormocarpinae Chaetocalyx small DC. small Diphysa small Jacq. small Fiebrigiella small Harms small Nissolia small Jacq. small Ormocarpopsis small R. Vig. small Ormocarpum small P. Beauv. small Peltiera small Du Puy & Labat small Pictetia small DC. small Zygocarpum small Thulin & Lavin small Subtribe Poiretiinae Amicia small Kunth small Poiretia small Vent. small Weberbauerella small Ulbr. small Zornia small J. F. Gmel. small Subtribe Stylosanthinae Arachis small L. small Chapmannia small Torr. & A. Gray small Stylosanthes small Sw. small References Reflist Commonscat wikispecies faboideae stub Category Faboideae Category Plant tribes ... more details
For high altitude stunted evergreen forest found in southern India see Shola Sholapith or Shola Pith also referred to as shola and Indian cork is a dried milky white spongy plant matter which can be pressed and shaped into delicate and beautiful objects of art. ref name govt cite web url http murshidabad.gov.in handicraft.htm title Handicrafts & Silk Industry accessdate 2009 05 04 last first work Indian Cork Sholapith publisher Murshidabad district authority ref Shola grows wild in marshy waterlogged areas. The biological name of shola is Aeschynomene Indica or Aeschynomene Aspera bean family . It is an herbaceous plant, which grows particularly in the marshy areas of Bengal, Assam, Orissa and the Deccan. The sholapith is the cortex or core of the plant and is about 1 inch in diameter. ref name govt ref india crafts.com ref Traditionally sholapith products were used in decorating Hindu idols and in creating the Topor headgear headgears of brides and grooms for a traditional Bengali Hindu wedding Bengali wedding . In more recent times, sholapith handicrafts have found a wider application in home d cor, as artistic objects. ref cite web url http www.zimbio.com Asian Home Decor articles 34 Shola craft Bengal Magic soft reed title Shola pith accessdate 2009 05 04 last first work publisher zimbio.com ref Almost similar to Polystyrene thermocol , which is artificially produced, sholapith is much superior to thermocol in terms of malleability, texture, lustre and sponginess. ref name govt West Bengal craft In West Bengal this craft is mainly practised in the districts of Bardhaman district Bardhaman , Murshidabad district Murshidabad , Birbhum district Birbhum , Nadia district Nadia , Hooghly district Hooghly and some other parts of this state. The people engaged as sholapith craftsmen are known as Malakar , meaning maker of garland , probably because they made garlands made of shola for idols and for the noble class. About 5,000 artisans are involved in this craft. Crafts ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Eurema daira image image width image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Pieridae subfamilia Coliadinae genus Eurema species E. daira binomial Eurema daira binomial authority Godart, 1819 ref http www.nic.funet.fi pub sci bio life insecta lepidoptera ditrysia papilionoidea pieridae coliadinae eurema index.html Eurema , Site of Markku Savela ref synonyms Pieris daira small Godart, 1819 small Papilio delia small Cramer, 1780 small Eurema demoditas small H bner, 1819 small Xanthidia jucunda small Boisduval & Leconte, 1829 small Terias lemnia small C. & R. Felder, 1865 small Terias jucunda Eurema jucunda Terias palmira small Poey, 1852 small Terias ebriola small Poey, 1853 small Terias albina small Poey, 1853 small Terias cubana small Herrich Sch ffer, 1865 small Eurema palmira Terias solana small Reakirt, 1866 small Terias persistens small Butler & Druce, 1872 small Terias sidonia small R. Felder, 1869 small Terias lydia small C. & R. Felder, 1861 small Terias rhodia small C. & R. Felder, 1861 small Terias medutina small C. & R. Felder, 1861 small Terias phoenicia small C. & R. Felder, 1865 small Terias lydia The Fairy Yellow , Barred Yellow or Barred Sulphur Eurema daira is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found from Argentina north to the southern United States . Strays can be found up to southern Arizona , South Dakota , southern Texas and even Washington D. C. The wingspan is 32 41 mm. Adults are on wing year round in the southern part of the range and in late summer and fall as vagrant. The larvae feed on Fabaceae species, including Stylosanthes biflora and Aeschynomene species. Adults feed on the nectar of various flowers including joint vetches and shepherd s needle. Subspecies Eurema daira daira Virginia, New York, Virginia, Louisiana, Georgia, Florida Eurema daira palmira small Poey, 1852 small West Indies, Cuba, Bahamas Eurema daira eugenia small Wallengren, 1860 small M ... more details
orphan date August 2009 taxobox image Neobuxbaumia macrocephala.JPG regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Core eudicots ordo Caryophyllales familia Cactaceae subfamilia Cactoideae tribus Pachycereeae genus Neobuxbaumia genus authority Backeb. species N. macrocephala binomial Neobuxbaumia macrocephala binomial authority F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum. E.Y.Dawson synonyms Cephalocereus macrocephalus small F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum. small Neobuxbaumia macrocephala small F.A.C. Weber ex K. Schum. E.Y. Dawson small ,is a is a long lived columnar cactus Distribution It is Endemism endemic to the Tehuac n Cuicatl n Valley in central Mexico . Within this region the species may be found on calcareous soil in xerophitic shrublands and tropical dry forest at an altitude of 1700 m above sea level. Description It is a branched columnar cactus that reaches between 7 and 15 m in height. The number of branches in an adult plant may vary from one to 10. Plants bear a reddish cephalium at the tip of each branch from which purple red flowers emerge between May and June, during the end of the dry season. The species is hermaphroditic and its flowers are mainly nocturnal, opening at sunset 1900 h and closing in the morning 1000 h .The bats Choeronycteris mexicana small Tschudi small , Leptonycteris curasoae small Miller small , and Leptonycteris nivalis small Saussure small are the main pollinators that promote seed production. Fruits ripen from June to August and are consumed by bats and bird species that probably act as seed dispersers. Neobuxbaumia macrocephala occurs at densities between 130 and 200 individuals ha. Seed germination and seedling establishment occurs mostly beneath the canopies of several species of trees and shrubs, such as Pseudosmodingium multifolium small Rose small , Lippia graveolens small Knuth small , Gochnatia hypoleuca small DC. A. Gray small , and Aeschynomene compacta small Rose small . First reproduction occurs when pla ... more details
. Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 6 1 1 27. Hagerup, O. 1928 En hygrofil b lgplante Aeschynomene aspera L. med Bakterieknolde paa St ngelen En hygrophilic legume Aeschynomene aspera L. with bacterial nodules ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Sesbania image SesbaniadrummondiiPlant.jpg image width 250px image caption Sesbania drummondii regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Flowering plant Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Fabales familia Fabaceae subfamilia Faboideae tribus Sesbanieae genus Sesbania genus authority Giovanni Antonio Scopoli Scop. ref name GRIN cite web url http www.ars grin.gov cgi bin npgs html genus.pl?11097 title Genus Sesbania Scop. work Germplasm Resources Information Network publisher United States Department of Agriculture date 2007 10 05 accessdate 2011 03 01 ref subdivision ranks Species subdivision See text. synonyms Agati small Adans. small br Darwinia small Raf. small br Daubentonia small DC. small br Daubentoniopsis small Rydb. small br Sesban small Adans. small ref name GRIN File Sesbania cannabiana 002.jpg thumb Sesbania cannabina Sesbania is a genus of flowering plant s in the pea family, Fabaceae and the only genus found in Tribe Sesbanieae. Notable species include the Rattlebox Sesbania drummondii , Spiny Sesbania Sesbania bispinosa , and Sesbania sesban , which is used in cooking. Plants of this genus, some of which are Aquatic plant aquatic , can be used in alley cropping to Nitrogen fixation increase the soil s nitrogen content. The species of Rhizobia responsible for Nitrogen fixation in Sesbania rostrata is Azorhizobium caulinodans . Synonyms Formerly this genus had been known as Aeschynomene Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber Schreb. 1770, Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin Jacq. 1792. List of species Sesbania benthamiana Sesbania bispinosa small Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin Jacq. William Franklin Wight W.Wight small Maghreb , Asia Sesbania brachycarpa Sesbania brevipedunculata Sesbania campylocarpa Sesbania cannabina small Poir. small Sesbania chippendalei Sesbania cinerascens Sesbania coerulescens Sesbania concolor Sesbania dalzielii Sesbania drummondii small Per Axel Rydberg Rydb. Victor Louis Cory Cory small Sesbania ... more details
italic title taxobox name Sesbania grandiflora image Starr 050518 1632 Sesbania grandiflora.jpg regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Fabales familia Fabaceae genus Sesbania species S. grandiflora binomial Sesbania grandiflora binomial authority Carolus Linnaeus L. Poiret File Steamed vegetables CM.jpg thumb Steamed Sesbania grandiflora flowers bottom , among other vegetables Thai cuisine . Sesbania grandiflora also known as agati , syn. Aeschynomene grandiflora or hummingbird tree scarlet wisteria is a small tree in the genus Sesbania . Description It is a fast growing tree with a typical adult height of between 3 and 5 m. The leaves are regular and rounded and the flowers white and large, very characteristic. The fruits look like flat, long and thin green beans. The tree thrives under full exposure to sunshine and is extremely frost sensitive. Distribution It is believed to have originated either in India or Southeast Asia and grows primarily in hot and humid tropical areas of the world. Culinary uses Image Sesbania grandiflora.jpg thumb left Flowers of S. grandiflora The flowers of S. grandiflora are eaten as a vegetable in Southeast Asia, like Cuisine of Laos Laos , Thailand , Java in Indonesia, Cuisine of Vietnam Vietnam , and the Ilocos Region of the Philippines. In the Thai language the flowers are called dok khae and are used in the Thai cuisine both cooked in curries and raw. ref http thailand.prd.go.th ebook bak story.php?idmag 31&idstory 239 Thailand Illustrated Magazine ref The young pods are also eaten, along with the leaves. In Sri Lanka , agati leaves, known as Katura murunga in Sinhala language , are sometimes added to sudhu hodhi or white curry, a widely eaten, thin coconut gravy and is believed locally to be a cure for canker sores . In India this plant is known as agati Hindi , agastya Kannada , agise Telugu language Telugu , and both the leaves and the flowers have culinary uses. Co ... more details
ref In addition, the area contains the world s largest population of Aeschynomene virginica , sensitive ... explorer servlet NatureServe?searchName Aeschynomene 20virginica NatureServ Plant Profile Aeschynomene virginica ref The watershed also contains the state s largest expanse of wild rice ... more details
Double image right PithHelmetTruman.jpg 180 BritsLookingOnBaghdad1941.jpg 140 Pith helmet of Harry S Truman British troops wearing pith helmets in Iraq, 11 June 1941 The pith helmet also known as the safari helmet , sun helmet , topee , sola topee , salacot or topi ref The terms solar topee and solar topi are examples of folk etymology elaborations of the sola plant and are not etymologically related to sun or solar . ref is a lightweight cloth covered helmet made of cork material cork or pith typically pith from the sola, Aeschynomene aspera , an Indian swamp plant, or Aeschynomene A. paludosa , or a similar plant . ref cite web url http www.askoxford.com concise oed pithhelmet accessdate December 3, 2009 title AskOxford pith helmet ref Designed to shade the wearer s head and face from the sun , pith helmets were once often worn by Westerners in the tropics , but have also been used in other contexts. Origins File 07 Royal Marines Montevideo Jan1972.jpg thumb left British Royal Marines in Wolseley helmets. Crude forms of pith helmets had existed as early as the 1840s, but it was around 1870 that the pith helmet became popular with military personnel in Europe s tropical history of colonialism colonies . The Franco Prussian War had popularized the German Pickelhaube , which may have influenced the distinctive design of the pith helmet. Such developments may have merged with a traditional design from the Philippines , the salakot . The alternative name salacot also written salakhoff appears frequently in Spanish language Spanish and French language French sources it comes from the Tagalog language Tagalog word salacsac or Salaksak . During the Revolution in the Philippine American War , Emilio Aguinaldo and the Philippine revolutionary military used to wear the pith helmet borrowed from the Spaniards alongside the straw hat and the native salakot . Originally made of pith with small peaks bills at the front and back, the helmet was covered by white cloth, often with ... more details
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