Also known as Ambach · Balsa Wood Tree · Pith Tree
Aeschynomene elaphroxylon is an aquatic legume with buoyant stems enabling it to form floating islands. Lightwood used for floats, rafts. It belongs to the genus
Photos of Ambatch (Aeschynomene elaphroxylon)
Common names and botanical synonyms
Botanical classification
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| kingdom | Plantae |
| division | Tracheophyta |
| class | Magnoliopsida |
| order | Fabales |
| family | Fabaceae |
| genus | Aeschynomene |
| species | Aeschynomene elaphroxylon |
