Herbarium JCB

Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) W.F.Wight

Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Faboideae
Species : Sesbania bispinosa
Basionym : Aeschynomene bispinosa Jacq.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) W.F.Wight
Vernacular name : Adavi chogache (Kan.); Netti (Tam.); Tentua (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-370
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 29/10/10
Collection Locality : Thummalapalle mining area, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Scrub Jungle
Habit : Shrub
Flower, Fruit : September-January; December onwards
Native : Tropical Asia
Comments : Occasional in moist places up to 1200 m in or near cultivation.
Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
Distribution Locality : Salem district (Tamil Nadu State); West Godavari district, Bogada R.F. (Prakasham district), Nallamalai Hills (Prakasham district), Vinukonda R.F. (Guntur district), Kurnool district, Nagarjunakonda Valley (Guntur district), Kadapa district (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
World Distribution : Pantropical
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Sesbania bispinosa. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.