Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Rosanae > Order Fabales > Family Fabaceae > Tribe Robinieae > Genus Sesbania

Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Sesbania*	Scop.	accepted genus name
*Sesbania herbacea*	(Mill.) McVaugh	taxonomically included in
*Sesbania sesban*	(L.) Merr.	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Aeschynomene sesban*	L.	basionym
*Sesbania sesban subsp. sesban*	(L.) Merr.	taxonomically included in
*Coronilla sesban*	Willd.	synonym
*Emerus sesban*	(L.) Kuntze	synonym
*Sesban aegyptiaca*	Poir.	synonym
*Sesbania aegyptiaca*	(Poir.) Pers.	synonym
*Sesbania aegyptiaca var. concolor*	Wight & Arn.	synonym
*Sesbania aegyptiaca var. picta*	Prain	synonym
*Sesbania confaloniana*	(Chiov.) Chiov.	synonym
*Sesbania sesban var. concolor*	(Wight & Arn.) Baquar	synonym
*Sesbania aegyptiaca*	auct.	misapplied name
*Sesbania pubescens*	auct.	misapplied name

Children

Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. subsp. sesban

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: Common Sesban; Egyptian Rattle Pod sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Finnish: egyptinkolibrinpapu sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

unknown: Sesbania

Literature

nomenclatural reference	in Philipp. J. Sci. 7: 235. 1912

Genbank

Citation

ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS) Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/b4a487fe-28c0-4660-9db8-c1d9ed2763d6

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Occurrence

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Environment

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Importance

IUCN:
Red List status EN 2006 This species is endangered and is considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources