Egyptian Rattle Pod
Sesbania sesban
Also known as Common Sesban
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Delhi & more
- Flowering
- October-Januaryuary
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sesbania sesban
- Genus
- Sesbania
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Marsy fields, wasteland and plains
- Habitat type
- Wasteland
- Native to
- Tropical Africa, Asia
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-Januaryuary
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“It has paripinnately compound leaves with between 6-27 pairs of linear to oblong leaflets per pinnae;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- LinearrecordedVery long and narrow with roughly parallel sides.“It has paripinnately compound leaves with between 6-27 pairs of linear to oblong leaflets per pinnae;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“the leaves and rachis tend to be pilose.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Egyptian Rattle Pod 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 Egyptian Rattle Pod itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- জয়ন্তী গাছ
- Tamil
- சித்தகத்தி
- Kannada
- ಜೀನಂಗಿ
About Egyptian Rattle Pod
Egyptian rattle pod (Sesbania sesban) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Delhi and 8 other states. It grows in marsy fields, wasteland and plains. Flowering and fruiting run from October to Januaryuary.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Egyptian Rattle Pod belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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