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Taxonomy
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TAXON
Sesbania grandiflora (L.) Pers.
FAMILY
Fabaceae Lindl.
ALTERNATE FAMILY
nom. cons.
OTHER FAMILY:
Papilionaceae
TRIBE
Faboideae
SUBTRIBE
Sesbanieae
GENUS
Sesbania Scop.
SPECIES
grandiflora (L.) Pers. Syn. pl. 2(2):316. 1807
Plant Description
Soft-wooded tree, 6-10 m tall. Leaf c. 13-30 cm long; leaflets 30-60, c. 1.8-3 cm long, 5-10 mm broad, oblong, obtuse, glabrous; stipules minute, deciduous. Inflorescence an axillary raceme, 2-4-flowered. Calyx c. 2.5 cm long, glabrous, somewhat 2-lipped. Corolla white or red. Vexillum c. 7-10 cm. Fruit c. 30-50 cm long, c. 8 mm wide, 25-35-seeded, svture much thickened.
Flowering Period: October-December.
