Indian Jointvetch vs Pith Plant

Aeschynomene indica compared with Aeschynomene aspera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Jointvetch	Pith Plant
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Aeschynomene	Aeschynomene
Species	Aeschynomene indica	Aeschynomene aspera

Evolutionary Relationship

Indian Jointvetch and Pith Plant share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Aeschynomene.

Conservation Status

Indian Jointvetch

LC — Least Concern

Pith Plant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Jointvetch	Pith Plant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Jointvetch

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Pith Plant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Madagascar.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇲🇬 Madagascar