Sesbania cannabina (Retz.) Pers.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Sesbania cannabina
  • Basionym : Aeschynomene cannabina Retz.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Sesbania cannabina (Retz.) Pers.
  • Common name : Prickly Sesban
  • Vernacular name : Dhunchi, Dhaich (Hin.); Errajiluga, Ettajenga (Tel.); Dhanicha, Tentua (Ori.)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : August-November
  • Comments : Commonly grown in rice fields for green manure and forage in northern Eastern Ghats.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • World Distribution : Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia; Introduced elsewhere
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
  • 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 cannabina. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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