Sesbania virgata (Cav.) Poir.

Wand riverhemp (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Sesbania

Characteristics

Shrub. Branches glabrous, ribbed. Leaves up to 140 mm long, glabrous. Leaflets ± 14 pairs, petioled, lanceolate, apex uncinate, narrowing towards base. Inflorescences many-flowered axillary racemes. Flowers ± 10 mm long. Flowering time Feb.? Pod stipitate, 60 x 6 mm, rectangular, beaked, glabrous.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

Habit

Sesbania virgata habit picture by Federico Castrillón (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Sesbania virgata leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Sesbania virgata leaf picture by Federico Castrillón (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Sesbania virgata flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Sesbania virgata flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Sesbania virgata fruit picture by Federico Castrillón (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Sesbania virgata world distribution map, present in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, United States of America, and South Africa

Conservation status

Sesbania virgata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:518556-1
WFO ID wfo-0000180018
COL ID 4WZ7G
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Synonyms

Sesbania virgata Aeschynomene virgata Sesbania marginata Coursetia virgata Daubentonia virgata Emerus marginatus Coronilla virgata Agati virgata Sesban virgata