Sesbania sesban (L.)Merr.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Sesbania Scop.
Tribe: Robinieae
References: [210][1056][1915]

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Other names:

• Aeschynomene sesban L. [Synonym] [1179][1915][1414][1290][1056]
  
• Emerus sesban (L.)Kuntze [Synonym] [1179]
  
• Sesban aegyptiaca Poiret [Synonym] [1414]
  
• Sesbania aegyptiaca Poiret [Synonym] [1915][210]
  
• Sesbania confaloniana (Chiov.)Chiov. [Synonym] [210]
  
• Sesbania pubescens sensu auct. [Misapplied] [210]
  

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Common Names:

• Sesbania [1430]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Shrub
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Environmental [210]
  
• Fibre [14]
  
• Forage [14]
  
• Medicine [14]
  
• Wood [9]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Angola-ISO [216]
  • Botswana [8]
  • Cameroon [267]
  • Chad [210]
  • Djibouti [239]
  • Egypt [210]
  • Ethiopia [24]
  • Gambia The [212]
  • Ghana [212]
  • Guinea Bissau [8]
  • Ivory Coast [212]
  • Kenya [210]
  • Malawi [8]
  • Mali [212]
  • Mozambique [8]
  • Namibia-ISO [232]
  • Nigeria [212]
  • Rwanda [220]
  • Senegal [210]
  • Sierra Leone [212]
  • Somalia [24] [210]
  • South Africa [210]
  • Sudan [210]
  • Swaziland [267]
  • Togo [8]
  • Uganda [210]
  • Zambia [8]
  • Zimbabwe [8]

• Asia [212] [941] [1929] [1937] [1938] [1939] [1957] [1979]
  • Afghanistan [1939]
  • Cambodia [1937]
  • India-ISO [267]
  • Indonesia-ISO [267]
  • Iran [1939]
  • Iraq [267]
  • Laos [1937]
  • Malaysia-ISO [267]
  • Pakistan [1938]
  • Philippines [1979]
  • Sri Lanka [1957]
  • Taiwan [1929]
  • Thailand [941]
  • Vietnam [1937]

• Australasia [1880]
  • Australia [212] [1880]

• Caribbean [1056]
  • Jamaica [1056]

• Indian Ocean [1915] [1982]
  • Madagascar [1982]
  • Mauritius [1915]
  • Reunion [1915]
  • Rodrigues [1915]

• Middle East [1939]
  • Bahrain [1939]
  • Oman [1939]
  • Saudi Arabia [1939]
  • Yemen [1939]

• Pacific Ocean [1939] [1949]
  • Hawaii [1949]

• South America [2233] [2285]
  • Brazil [1414] [2233]
  • Paraguay [2233]
  • Surinam [2233] [2285]
  • Venezuela [2233]

• South Atlantic & S.Oceans
  • St Helena [212]

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Notes:

• Two subspecies, sesban & punctata, s.with 4 varieties (Gillett 1963,ref.267).
  
• Lewis(1989) distinguishes 3 vars.;s.,bicolor & nubica [1759]
  
• Gillett's (1963) var. zambesiaca probably syn. of var. nubica [1759]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:55:59