Source: |
ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS).
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Name: |
Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.
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Nomencl. ref.: |
in Philipp. J. Sci. 7: 235. 1912 |
Rank: |
Species |
Status: |
ACCEPTED
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Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): |
Regnum - Plantae
Divisio - Tracheophyta
Subdivisio - Spermatophytina
Class - Magnoliopsida
Superordo - Rosanae
Ordo - Fabales Bromhead
Familia - Fabaceae Lindl.
Tribus - Robinieae
Genus - Sesbania Scop.
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Geo-Search: |
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Basionym: |
Aeschynomene sesban L. |
Homotypic synonyms:
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Aeschynomene sesban L. |
Synonyms:
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Coronilla sesban Willd. |
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Emerus sesban (L.) Kuntze |
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Sesban aegyptiaca Poir. |
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Sesbania aegyptiaca (Poir.) Pers. |
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Sesbania confaloniana (Chiov.) Chiov. |
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Sesbania aegyptiaca var. concolor Wight & Arn. |
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Sesbania aegyptiaca var. picta Prain |
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Sesbania sesban var. concolor (Wight & Arn.) Baquar |
Misapplied names:
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"Sesbania aegyptiaca" sec. auct. |
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"Sesbania pubescens" sec. auct. |
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Included taxa:
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Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. subsp. sesban
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Comments: |
Gillett's (1963) var. zambesiaca probably syn. of var. nubica, Throughout tropical regions of the old world. Often cultivated., Two subspecies, sesban and punctata; latter only found in Africa. |
Common names: |
Common Sesban (English), Egyptian Rattle Pod (English), Sesbania ()[Credits] |
Conservation Status: |
Not Threatened |
Maps: |
distribution |
Occurrence: |
Eg [Eg] |
Use: |
Domestic, Environmental, Fibre, Food and Drink, Forage, Medicine, Wood |