Sesbania drummondii (Rydb.) Cory

Poisonbean (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Sesbania

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous plant. It grows 2.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Mainly found in coastal areas, growing on sand dunes, on low wet grounds, frequently-inundated meadows and also in disturbed habitats such as along roadsides; at elevations up to 100 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-11

Usage

Uses medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Poison (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Sesbania drummondii leaf picture by aithena munkyfunk (cc-by-sa)
Sesbania drummondii leaf picture by aithena munkyfunk (cc-by-sa)
Sesbania drummondii leaf picture by an del (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Sesbania drummondii flower picture by an del (cc-by-sa)
Sesbania drummondii flower picture by Aaron Jenkins (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Sesbania drummondii fruit picture by an del (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Sesbania drummondii world distribution map, present in Ghana and United States of America

Conservation status

Sesbania drummondii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:235082-2
WFO ID wfo-0000182119
COL ID 4WZ4Z
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Daubentonia drummondii Daubentonia texana Sesbania drummondii