This native shrub is commonly known as budda pea.
Aeschynomene indica is described as a "dicot" in the Leguminosae family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Probably native of South America but widespread in the tropics and subtropics (Austrobaileya Vol3 No2 1990). Recorded at Gundiah.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
Reported at 1 Fraser Coast locality: Urraween.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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