Sesbania sesban
Sesbania sesban
Safety & Hazards
Fresh seeds are poisonous to humans but are eaten after soaking for 3 days and then cooking[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ].
Botanical Description
Sesbania sesban is a short-lived shrub or small tree with a narrow crown; it can grow from 1 - 7 metres tall[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. Plants grown closer together tend to produce one main stem, but when growing in a more open position tend to produce many side branches from low down on the bole[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. These branches give the tree a shrubby appearance[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. A multipurpose plant, providing food, medicines, fibre, fuel etc, mainly for local use. It is also often grown in agroforestry systems to provide shade, shelter organic matter etc. Having a long history of cultivation in tropical Asia and Africa, the origin of this species is unclear, though it is likely to have been north-eastern Africa[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. , 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].