Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Basionym : Aeschynomene sesban L.
  • Synonym(s) : Sesban aegyptiaca Poir.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.
  • Common name : Egyptian rattle pod, Common Sesban
  • Vernacular name :
    • Jainti, Rawasan, Rawantha (Hindi)
    • Sithagatthi, Karunchempai, Chithagatthi (Tamil)
    • Suiminta (Telugu)
    • Kedangu, Nellithali, Shempa (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Marsy fields, wasteland and plains
  • Comments / notes : Along road sides and disturbed forests. Often planted around cultivation land. Plant is used for fibre and fodder
  • Flower, Fruit : October-Januaryuary
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Kollam district
    • Maharashtra : Akola district
    • West Bengal : Bankura, Darjeeling, Hooghly, Howrah, Jalpaiguri, Kolkatta, South 24-Parganas
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Tropical Africa, Asia
  • World Distribution : Pantropical
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Sesbania sesban. Downloaded on 14 November 2024.

Botanical Description

Herbarium Specimen(s)

Field Image(s)

India Distribution

World Distribution

Creative Commons License
India Flora Online by Herbarium JCB is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.