Sesbania uliginosa Sweet (Syn: Aeschynomene uliginosa Roxb.); Bangladesh (N) ; India (N) ; Bihar; Orissa ; West Bengal ; Myanmar (N) as per ILDIS ;
Hooghly today – Aeschynomene indica L. : Attachments (7 + 4). 5 posts by 2 authors. This seems to be Aeschynomene indica L., growing in a ditch. Can this not be a Sesbania?? Without pod it’s hard for me to tell if it can be Sesbania or Aeschynomene. Of the five species of Sesbania in eFI, i think this is none of them. Moreover, leaves & leaflets are much smaller in this plant than any Sesbania known to me (3 species). I am not sure if it can be a sixth species of Sesbania. This is not –
“Bengal Plants” do not have any more Sesbania. You must have received the last mail I have sent you minutes ago. I drafted that mail about a fortnight ago, but i didn’t send. May i ask you How or Why did you suspect that this species in this thread could be Sesbania? I am attaching update today. It is not Aeschynomene indica L. I think it is Aeschynomene uliginosa Roxb., the current accepted name of which is Sesbania uliginosa Sweet, as per The Plant List. Sesbania ? ID from Hooghly 30/10/12 sk1: Found this straggling herb in an uncultivated moist land where i found the “ornamental malvaceae“. Species : UNKNOWN H & H : herb, growing diagonally, about 2.5 feet high; leaflets 30 pairs, rachis about 12 cm; pods about 8.5 cm; seeds many Date : 29/10/12, 9.50 a.m. Place : Hooghly References: The Plant List Ver. 1.1 ILDIS Flora of Bihar: Analysis – Page 156 by N.P.Singh (2001) |
Sesbania uliginosa
Updated on December 24, 2024