3747.000 Sesbania Scop.

Brummitt, R.K., Harder, D.K., Lewis, G.P., Lock, J.M., Polhill, R.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2007) Leguminosae Subfamily Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(3)

Description of the genus

Erect, annual or briefly perennial, herbs, shrubs or small trees. Indumentum simple. Stipules and stipels usually present. Leaves paripinnate. Leaflets opposite or subopposite. Flowers in axillary racemes. Calyx campanulate, teeth subequal, shorter than tube. Corolla glabrous, the standard petal with variously shaped appendages. Stamens diadelphous, 1 free, the others with filaments which are joined below to form a sheath (the filament sheath) which encloses the style, and which are free above. Pod usually long, dehiscent, beaked, sometimes winged, transversely septate.

Derivation of name: from the Arabic name for Sesbania sesban

Worldwide: 50 species in warm regions of the world

Zambia: 1 cultivated taxon.

Insects associated with this genus:

Azygophleps scalaris (Sesbania stem borer) Larval foodplant

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Species	Content
grandiflora (L.) Pers.

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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Sesbania
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Sesbania
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Sesbania
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Sesbania
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iNaturalist: Sesbania
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sesbania
JSTOR Plant Science: Sesbania
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sesbania
Plants of the World Online: Sesbania
Tropicos: Sesbania
Wikipedia: Sesbania