pith helmets

[Roger Whitehead]

In article <3545B3C5.7AE0 at student.murdoch.edu.au>, Tim wrote:
> I'm just curious what plants are used to make pith helmets

The sola or shola (Aeschynomene indica), which is why they're also known as 
the sola topi (Hindi for hat) or topee. Sola is native to swamps in India.

Regards,

Roger

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