Question

The plant yielding Sola Pith (Aeschynomene aspera) is
A. Large sized tree
B. Herb
C. Palm like monocot
D. Perennial shrub with spongy floating stem

Answer 1

Plants are the green pigment containing organisms that can produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis. They are known as the producers. The plants are important to animals as well as humans in numerous ways such as fodder, crops, vegetables and plant products such as jute, cotton, medicines etc.

Complete answer:
The green plants are an essential component of the ecosystem and are important for life on earth as other animals are dependent on them for their food supply. The plants are an important food group that is consumed as food as well as used as fodder for animals. Several plants are cultivated as crops as cereals, legumins, oil as well as seeds. They are used either directly and indirectly by the animals and humans. Some plants are economically important that are sold to earn profits.
Sola Pith, botanically known as Aeschynomene aspera, is a flowering plant of the family Fabaceae. It is locally known by a variety of names such as shola, sola, laguuni and netti. The plant is native to the different countries such as India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand etc. In India, the areas of the states of Assam, West Bengal and Orissa, the plant is found and it can also be found in association with the paddy cultivation.
The plant sola pith is an aquatic plant and sometimes grows along the rice paddy cultivation fields. It is a type of perennial shrub and is found to consist of a floating stem which is spongy in nature. It grows in the marshy waterlogged areas as a wild plant. The most important and useful part of the plant from an economical point of view is the wood of the stem. The wood of the plant is the secondary -xylem of the stem but it is often considered as the pith of the wood. The wood of the plant is very light. The plant is harvested with the entire plant utilized to obtain materials. In various parts of the world, the plant cork and wood are used in a variety of certain ways.

Therefore, the correct option is option D.

Note: The sola pith belongs to the order Fabicales and family Fabaceae and it is a perennial shrub. It grows widely in the waterlogged marshy areas of different parts of the world mostly in the hot and humid climate. The entire plant is harvested and utilized in various ways. It is also considered as an invasive plant due to its fast growth.