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Sesbania grandiflora

Syn. Agati grandiflora

IUCN Red List Data Deficient (DD)

Local name

  • Agati (English)
  • Gaach-munga (Hindi)
  • Agathio (Gujarati)

Tree type

Evergreen Deciduous
Family: Fabaceae
10m

Indicated uses

Medicinal Edible Ornamental Avenue Other

Flowering & fruiting

Flowering Fruiting

Key characters

Sesbania grandiflora bark

Bark

Bark is light gray, corky and deeply furrowed.

Sesbania grandiflora leaves

Leaves

Leaves are pinnate, 15–30 cm long, with 16–30 pairs of linear-oblong leaflets.

Sesbania grandiflora flower

Flower

Flower racemes arise in leaf axils, 2–4 flowered, up to 6.5 cm long. Flowers, white to pink, are pendulous. Each flower is 7–9 cm long.

Sesbania grandiflora fruit / seeds

Fruit / Seeds

Pods are 50–60 cm long.

Sesbania grandiflora

Did you know?

The generic name Sesbania originates from sesban, an Arabic vernacular name used for certain species within the group.

Distribution

World map showing distribution

Malesia to New Guinea.