Contains 4 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
SESBANIA Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 327, 604. 1763 (as 'Sesban'), nom. cons.
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TYPE: Sesbania sesban (Linnaeus) Merrill 1912. (Aeschynomene sesban Linnaeus 1753.)
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sesbania drummondii | Rattlebox, Poison-bean | |||
| Sesbania herbacea | Sesban, Coffee-weed, Indigo-weed, Peatree | |||
| Sesbania punicea | Rattlebox, Scarlet Wisteria-tree, Red Sesban | |||
| Sesbania vesicaria | Bladderpod, Bagpod |
Identification Key
1. Corolla 6-8(-10) cm long, white, pink, or red; fruit (15-)30-40 cm long
1. Corolla 0.8-2.5 cm long, yellowish to reddish, externally mottled or not; fruit 3-20 cm long
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2. Fruit 10-20 cm long, 3-5 mm wide
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2. Fruit 3-8 cm long, 6-15 mm wide
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3. Stem and leaves glabrous; corolla 10-22 mm long
3. Stem and leaves sericeous to subappressed villous; corolla 8-11 mm long
4. Corolla 8-9 mm long; fruit inflated with air, easily flattened when compressed, dehiscent, with 1-2 seeds
4. Corolla 9-25 mm long; fruit 4-winged, quadrangular, or subterete, fairly rigid, not inflated and easily flattened, most fruits with 3-11 seeds
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5. Corolla 9-12 mm long; fruit quadrangular to subterete
5. Corolla 13-25 mm long; fruit strongly 4-winged
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6. Corolla yellow, 13-17 mm long; stipe of fruit mostly 15-17 mm long; fruit margins often undulate-constricted between the seeds, the beak pyramidal-short acuminate
6. Corolla orange to red, 15-25 mm long; stipe of fruit mostly 11-14 mm long; fruit margins mostly roughened-entire or irregularly undulate, the beak pyramidal-long acuminate
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| No synonyms found. | |||