Dhaincha / Prikly Sesban
Sesbania bispinosa
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Delhi & more
- Flowering
- August-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sesbania bispinosa
- Genus
- Sesbania
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Scrub jungle and road sides, also marshy fields in the plains
- Native to
- Tropical Africa, Asia
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-March
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dhaincha itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dhaincha itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- ढैंचा Dhaincha, Ikad, Dadon, Dhaincha
- Bengali
- ধইঞ্চা
- Kannada
- ಧೈಂಚ Dhaincha, ದೈಂಚ Daincha, ಮುಳ್ಳುಜೀನಂಗಿ Mullu jeenangi
- Malayalam
- Kedangu
- Marathi
- Bhuiavali, Chinchani, Kansevari
About Dhaincha
A member of the Fabaceae family, Prikly sesban (Sesbania bispinosa) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Delhi and 13 other states. It grows in scrub jungle and road sides, also marshy fields in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from August to March.
Uses
Locally it is grown for parts that are eaten, tapped for gum or resin and stripped for fibre used in rope and matting.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Dhaincha belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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