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Taxon:  Sesbania rostrata Bremek. & Oberm.



Summary
Genus:
Sesbania
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Sesbanieae
Nomen number:
313783
Place of publication:
Ann. Transvaal Mus. 16:419. 1935
Verified:
02/18/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (2  active, 2  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Berhaut, J. Flore illustrée du Senegal. 1971-
  2. Boudet, G. et al. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali. 1986
  3. Corby, H. D. L. 1974. Systematic implications of nodulation among Rhodesian legumes. Kirkia 9(2):301-329.
  4. Dreyfus, B. L. & Y. R. Dommergues. 1981. Nitrogen-fixing nodules induced by Rhizobium on the stem of the tropical legume Sesbania rostrata. F.E.M.S. Microbiol. Lett. 10:313-317.
  5. Du Puy, D. J. et al. The Leguminosae of Madagascar. 2002
  6. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  7. Gillett, J. B. 1963. Sesbania in Africa (excluding Madagascar) and southern Arabia. Kew Bull. 17:122.
  8. Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. 2003
  9. Lebrun, J.-P. et al. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Tchad meridional. 1972
  10. Merxmüller, H., ed. Prodromus einer flora von Sudwestafrika. 1966-1972
  11. Thulin, M. Leguminosae of Ethiopia. Opera Bot. 68:1-223. 1983
  12. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaChad  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMauritania  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNiger  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCentral African Republic  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaZaire  
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan, Chad
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Malawi, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Namibia
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Central African Republic, Zaire
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=313783. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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