Summary
Place of publication:
Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 24:64. 1954
Verified:
01/25/1991
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Alazard, D. 1985. Stem and root nodulation in Aeschynomene spp. Appl. Environm. Microbiol. 50(3):732-734.
- Becker, M. et al. 1986. Mineral nitrogen effect on nodulation and nitrogen fixation of the stem-nodulating legume Aeschynome afraspera. Z. Pflanzenernähr. Bodenk. 149(4):485-491.
- Carrisso, L. W. et al., eds. Conspectus florae angolensis. 1937-
- Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 11:60-63.
- Lock, J. M. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989
- Robyns, W. et al., eds. Flore du Congo belge et du Ruanda-Urundi. 1948-63
Common names
English
sola pith –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Chad | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Sudan | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Angola | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Malawi | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Mozambique | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zambia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Transvaal | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Cote D'Ivoire | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Ghana | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Guinea-Bissau | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Mali | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Niger | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Nigeria | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Senegal | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Sierra Leone | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Togo | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Burundi | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Cameroon | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Zaire | | |
Native
Africa
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Sudan, Chad
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa [Transvaal]
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WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cote D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
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WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Burundi, Cameroon, Zaire
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Environmental | potential as soil improver | | Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 11:60-63. |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=315894.
Accessed 20 July 2025.