Fabaceae FAMILY
Sesbania sudanica
Sesbania sudanica
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Sesbania sudanica is an erect plant with stems that sometimes become somewhat woody; it can grow 1 - 5 metres tall[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use of its fibre.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - subsaharan regions from Guinea and Mali to Sudan and Ethiopia
HabitatAcacia and tall grass open forest zone; grassland; moist depressions with Oryza in broad-leaved deciduous woodland; low lying clay soil near river; swampy places; roadside gutter; savannah and savannah forest[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].