Fabaceae
Indian jointvetch
Aeschynomene indica
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Aeschynomene
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Common names
By language (9)
- Assamese
- কুঁহিলা
- Chinese
- 合萌, 合萌叶, 合萌根, 合萌（田皂角）, 山岩黃耆, 梗通草, 水皂角, 田皂角
- English
- Indian jointvetch, Budda pea, Curly indigo, Northern jointvetch
- Indonesian
- Rumput ali musa
- Japanese
- クサネム
- Korean
- 자귀풀
- Malagasy
- Baombary, Hiamotra, Ramianoka, Ramiavona
- Malayalam
- നെല്ലിത്താളി
- Tamil
- கிடைச்சி
Synonyms
- Aeschynomene aspera Wall.
- Aeschynomene burmanni Raeusch.
- Aeschynomene cachemiriana Cambess.
- Aeschynomene diffusa J.G.Klein ex Willd.
- Aeschynomene glaberrima Poir.
- Aeschynomene hirsuta Vitman
- Aeschynomene indica var. punctata Pers.
- Aeschynomene indica var. viscosa Miq.
- Aeschynomene kashmiriana Baker
- Aeschynomene macropoda DC.
- Aeschynomene montana Span.
- Aeschynomene oligantha Welw. ex Baker
- Aeschynomene punctata Steud.
- Aeschynomene quadrata Schum. & Thonn.
- Aeschynomene quadrata Schumach. & Thonn.
- Aeschynomene roxburghii Spreng.
- Aeschynomene subviscosa DC.
- Aeschynomene viscidula Roxb. ex Willd.
- Hedysarum neli-tali Roxb.
- Hedysarum virginicum Lour.
- Smithia aspera Roxb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.