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Taxon:  Sesbania leptocarpa DC.



Summary
Genus:
Sesbania
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Sesbanieae
Nomen number:
312085
Place of publication:
Prodr. 2:265. 1825
Verified:
08/05/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (3  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Sesbania arabica Hochst. & Steud. ex E. Phillips & Hutch.
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Reference(s)
  1. Arechavaleta, M. et al., eds. Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres. 2005
  2. Berhaut, J. Flore illustrée du Senegal. 1971-
  3. Boudet, G. et al. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali. 1986
  4. Ezedinma, F. O. C. et al. 1979. The contribution of symbiotic nitrogen fixation to the nitrogen economy of natural ecosystems. 1. Occurrence of herbaceous legumes in derived savanna fallow and their nodulation in pot culture. Pl. & Soil 51(4):503-513.
  5. Gillett, J. B. 1963. Sesbania in Africa (excluding Madagascar) and southern Arabia. Kew Bull. 17:142.
  6. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. 1953-1972
  7. Lebrun, J.-P. & A. Gaston. 1976. Premier supplément au "Catalogue de Plantes vasculaires du Tchad Méridional". Adansonia sér. 2, 15:386.
  8. Lock, J. M. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989
  9. Thulin, M. Leguminosae of Ethiopia. Opera Bot. 68:1-223. 1983
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaCape Verde  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaChad  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCote D'Ivoire  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMauritania  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNiger  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Cape Verde
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan, Chad
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Zambia
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Cote D'Ivoire, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Yemen
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=312085. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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