As recorded for Sesbania speciosa
Sesbania speciosa
Sesbania speciosa
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- Africa
- Flowering
- November-February
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP records it as introduced in India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Kenya to Tanzania.
- Recorded habitat
- Cultivated
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How to identify Sesbania speciosa
Identify Sesbania speciosa by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-February.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Sesbania speciosa.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sesbania speciosa
- Genus
- Sesbania
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Africa
- Distribution
- Introduced in India, Sri Lanka, Philippines and Papua New Guinea and Australiasia
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-February
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sesbania speciosa itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sesbania speciosa itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Sesbania speciosa
Sesbania speciosa is a shrub in the Fabaceae family. It is native to Africa. It is cultivated. Flowering and fruiting run from November to February.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Sesbania speciosa belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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