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Ambatch
''Aeschynomene elaphroxylon'', also known as an ambatch,Burkill, H.M. 1985The useful plants of West Tropical Africa, Vol 3/ref> pith-tree, balsa wood tree, or umburu, is a common large shrub to small tree of the genus ''Aeschynomene'' in the family Fabaceae growing in swamps, lakes and rivers in Tropical Africa. This is an unusual leguminous tree in that it grows in water as a freshwater mangrove, with an extremely lightweight wood acting as a float and a specialised root system sprouting from the trunk which forms a tangled web hanging through the water and sprawling through the mud. It has adventitious roots and roots which are differentiated into special structures adapted to the swamp environment. It can even grow as floating islands of drifting forests. The name 'ambatch' derives from the name of the plant in the Arabic dialect spoken in Nigeria known as Shuwa by the British. It is called Nile pith tree in Sri Lanka, ambach there and in Malaysia, or ambatsch in Malaysia. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Aeschynomene
''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyly, monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. They range across tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, south, southeast, and east Asia, and Australia. These legumes are most common in warm regions and many species are Aquatic plants, aquatic. The genus as currently Circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed is paraphyly, paraphyletic and it has been suggested that the subgenus ''Ochopodium'' be elevated to a new genus within the Dalbergieae, though other changes will also be required to render the genus monophyly, monophyletic. ''Plants of the World Online'' currently accepts 114 species. Species ''Aeschynomene'' comprises the following species: * ''Aeschynomene abyssinica'' (A. Rich.) Vatke * ''Aeschynomene acapulcensis'' Rose * ''Aeschynomene acutangula'' Baker * ''Aeschynomen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |