About Sesban
Sesbania grandiflora, common names vegetable hummingbird, katurai, agati, agastya, agasya, kathurumurunga and West Indian pea, is a leguminous tree of family Fabaceae native to Malesia, including Malaysia, New Guinea, and the Philippines. It is widely distributed globally in equatorial regions. The flowers are eaten in Southeast and South Asia.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sesbania grandiflora
- Genus
- Sesbania
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Indonesia
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, Asia
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- गाछ मूंगा Gaach-munga, Hathya, अगस्ति Agasti
- Bengali
- Buko, Bak
- Tamil
- Sevvagatti, Muni
- Telugu
- అవిశ Avisha, Ettagise, Sukanasamu
- Kannada
- ಅಗಸಿ Agasi, ಅಗಸೆ Agase, ಚಿನ್ನದಾರೆ Chinnadaare
- Malayalam
- Akatti
- Marathi
- शेवरी Shevari, हतगा Hatga
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Sesban belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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