Kuhila (Assamese: কুঁহিলা)
Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Aeschynomene indica
es-kee-no-MEE-nee -- from Greek aeschyn (causing shame); refers to leaves closing up
IN-dih-kuh or in-DEE-kuh -- of or from India
commonly known as: budda pea (in Australia), hard shola pith, Indian jointvetch, kat sola, trailing sesbania • Assamese: কুঁহিলা kuhila • Bengali: কাঠ শোলা kath shola • Hindi: सोला sola • Japanese: kusanemu • Kannada: ಬೆಮ್ಡುಕಸ bemdukasa • Konkani: nalabi • Malayalam: neli-tali • Manipuri: chinggonglei • Marathi: kinomin, nalabi • Nepalese: सोला sola • Oriya: surlo • Portuguese (Brazil): angiquinho, maricazinho, papquinha, pinheirinho • Tamil: கோத்திரம் kottiram, நெட்டிவகை netti-vakkai, தக்கை takkai • Telugu: జీలుగబెండు jiluga bendu, తీగజీలుగ tiga jiluga
Distribution: naturalized in paleotropics & West Indies, exact native range obscure
References: Flowers of India • NPGS / GRIN • FAO • PIER species info • eFlora
Kuhila (Assamese: কুঁহিলা)
Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Aeschynomene indica
es-kee-no-MEE-nee -- from Greek aeschyn (causing shame); refers to leaves closing up
IN-dih-kuh or in-DEE-kuh -- of or from India
commonly known as: budda pea (in Australia), hard shola pith, Indian jointvetch, kat sola, trailing sesbania • Assamese: কুঁহিলা kuhila • Bengali: কাঠ শোলা kath shola • Hindi: सोला sola • Japanese: kusanemu • Kannada: ಬೆಮ್ಡುಕಸ bemdukasa • Konkani: nalabi • Malayalam: neli-tali • Manipuri: chinggonglei • Marathi: kinomin, nalabi • Nepalese: सोला sola • Oriya: surlo • Portuguese (Brazil): angiquinho, maricazinho, papquinha, pinheirinho • Tamil: கோத்திரம் kottiram, நெட்டிவகை netti-vakkai, தக்கை takkai • Telugu: జీలుగబెండు jiluga bendu, తీగజీలుగ tiga jiluga
Distribution: naturalized in paleotropics & West Indies, exact native range obscure
References: Flowers of India • NPGS / GRIN • FAO • PIER species info • eFlora