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Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.
Egyptian riverhemp

   
Symbol: SESE8
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree
Shrub
Native Status:  
HI    I
PR    I
VI    I



   
Other common names:
  sesbania
Photograph of Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.
Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Taiwan (Province of China).
 
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Distribution by State:
Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.

Distributional Map for Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.
Distribution Map Legend

Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. distribution:
USA (HI), USA+ (PR, VI)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
HI

 

Related Taxa:
Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.

236 genera in Fabaceae, 17 species in Sesbania
Distribution of Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. var. sesban. .
Sesbania sesban var. sesban
Egyptian riverhemp
Related Taxa Legend
 

Classification:
Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass   Rosidae
Order   Fabales
Family   Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus   Sesbania Scop. – riverhemp
Species   Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. – Egyptian riverhemp
 

Introduced Information:
Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

 

 
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