Sesbania tomentosa Hook. & Arn.

Oahu riverhemp (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Sesbania

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite shrub. It grows 0.6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Calcareous and sandy beaches, dunes, soil pockets on lava, rocky ridges and slopes, along pond margins, dry shrublands or (rarely) dry forests, on basaltic and calcareous substrates; at elevations up to 540 metres.
Light 5-5
Soil humidity 5-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 5-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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

Sesbania tomentosa unspecified picture

Distribution

Sesbania tomentosa world distribution map, present in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Fiji, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:235097-2
WFO ID wfo-0000165355
COL ID 4WZ7B
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Sesbania tomentosa Agati tomentosa Sesbania hawaiiensis Sesbania hobdyi Emerus tomentosus Sesbania molokaiensis