Sesbania procumbens Wight & Arn.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Sesbania

Characteristics

An annual herb. It has prickles. It grows 75 cm tall. The branches are smooth with lines along them. The leaves are 5 cm long and have 15-20 pairs of leaflets. These are 5 cm long by 2 cm wide. There are 2-4 flowers in a group in the axils of leaves. The pods are 5-9 cm long. They are straight and erect and have 12-20 seeds.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.75
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows on the Deccan in India. It grows in moist places.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The seeds are used as food in times of scarcity.
Uses forage
Edible seeds
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Sesbania procumbens world distribution map, present in India and Kenya

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:518521-1
WFO ID wfo-0000203725
COL ID 4WZ6L
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Synonyms

Aeschynomene procumbens Sesbania procumbens Emerus procumbens