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Sesbania

Plants

Family: Fabaceae

71 species in the Library

About

Sesbania is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, and the only genus found in tribe Sesbanieae. Riverhemp is a common name for plants in this genus. Notable species include the rattlebox, spiny sesbania, and Sesbania sesban, which is used in cooking. Plants of this genus, some of which are aquatic, can be used in alley cropping to increase the soil's nitrogen content. The species of rhizobia responsible for nitrogen fixation in Sesbania rostrata is Azorhizobium caulinodans.

Summary from Wikipedia

Sesbania arabica

Sesbania arabica

Sesbania benthamiana

Sesbania benthamiana

Sesbania bispinosa

Sesbania bispinosa

Sesbania brachycarpa

Sesbania brachycarpa

Sesbania brevipeduncula

Sesbania brevipeduncula

Sesbania brevipedunculata

Sesbania brevipedunculata

Sesbania burbidgeae

Sesbania burbidgeae

Sesbania caerulescens

Sesbania caerulescens

Sesbania campylocarpa

Sesbania campylocarpa

Sesbania cannabina

Sesbania cannabina

Sesbania chippendalei

Sesbania chippendalei

Sesbania cinerascens

Sesbania cinerascens

Sesbania coccinea

Sesbania coccinea

Sesbania coerulescens

Sesbania coerulescens

Sesbania concolor

Sesbania concolor

Sesbania dalzielii

Sesbania dalzielii

Sesbania drummondii

Sesbania drummondii

Sesbania duemmeri

Sesbania duemmeri

Sesbania dummeri

Sesbania dummeri

Sesbania erubescens

Sesbania erubescens

Sesbania exasperata

Sesbania exasperata

Sesbania formosa

Sesbania formosa

Sesbania goetzei

Sesbania goetzei

Sesbania grandiflora

Sesbania grandiflora

Sesbania greenwayi

Sesbania greenwayi

Sesbania hepperi

Sesbania hepperi

Sesbania herbacea

Sesbania herbacea

Sesbania hirtistyla

Sesbania hirtistyla

Sesbania javanica

Sesbania javanica

Sesbania keniensis

Sesbania keniensis

Sesbania leptocarpa

Sesbania leptocarpa

Sesbania longifolia

Sesbania longifolia

Sesbania macowaniana

Sesbania macowaniana

Sesbania macrantha

Sesbania macrantha

Sesbania macrocarpa

Sesbania macrocarpa

Sesbania macroptera

Sesbania macroptera

Sesbania madagascariensis

Sesbania madagascariensis

Sesbania marchionica

Sesbania marchionica

Sesbania melanocaulis

Sesbania melanocaulis

Sesbania microphylla

Sesbania microphylla

Sesbania molakaiensis

Sesbania molakaiensis

Sesbania mossambicensis

Sesbania mossambicensis

Sesbania muelleri

Sesbania muelleri

Sesbania notialis

Sesbania notialis

Sesbania oligosperma

Sesbania oligosperma

Sesbania pachycarpa

Sesbania pachycarpa

Sesbania paucisemina

Sesbania paucisemina

Sesbania procumbens

Sesbania procumbens

Sesbania punctata

Sesbania punctata

Sesbania punicea

Sesbania punicea

Sesbania quadrata

Sesbania quadrata

Sesbania rostrata

Sesbania rostrata

Sesbania sericea

Sesbania sericea

Sesbania sesban

Sesbania sesban

Sesbania simpliciuscula

Sesbania simpliciuscula

Sesbania somalensis

Sesbania somalensis

Sesbania somaliensis

Sesbania somaliensis

Sesbania sonorae

Sesbania sonorae

Sesbania spec

Sesbania spec

Sesbania speciosa

Sesbania speciosa

Sesbania sphaerocarpa

Sesbania sphaerocarpa

Sesbania sphaerosperma

Sesbania sphaerosperma

Sesbania subalata

Sesbania subalata

Sesbania sudanica

Sesbania sudanica

Sesbania tetraptera

Sesbania tetraptera

Sesbania tomentosa

Sesbania tomentosa

Sesbania transvaalensis

Sesbania transvaalensis

Sesbania uliginosa

Sesbania uliginosa

Sesbania vesicaria

Sesbania vesicaria

Sesbania virgata

Sesbania virgata

Sesbania wildemannii

Sesbania wildemannii