Fabaceae

Sesbania Adans.

First published in Fam. Pl. 2: 327 (1763), nom. & orth. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, California, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, Free State, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Illinois, India, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kentucky, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Leeward Is., Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Louisiana, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Marquesas, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Mexico, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oklahoma, Oman, Pakistan, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Somalia, South Australia, South Carolina, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Victoria, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Aruba, Belgium, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central European Russia, Chagos Archipelago, China North-Central, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Corse, Cuba, Egypt, France, Guyana, Inner Mongolia, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazan-retto, Maldives, Marianas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Mexico Northwest, Nansei-shoto, Netherlands Antilles, Nicobar Is., Palestine, Primorye, Rodrigues, Seychelles, Sinai, Southwest Caribbean, Taiwan, Turks-Caicos Is., Ukraine, Vanuatu, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Farruggia, F.T. & Wojciechowski, M.F. (2021). Personal Communication on Fabaceae, Sesbania. 1.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 2: 133.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Fam. Pl. 2: 326 (1763), as “Sesban”
  • Gillett in Kew Bull. 17: 91–159 (1963)
  • Lewis in Kirkia 13: 11–51 (1988). ?Lavin & Sousa in Syst. Bot. Monogr. 45: 39–45 (1995).
  • in F.T.E.A., Legum., Pap.: 330–351 (1971).
  • orthographic change by Scopoli, Introd.: 308 (1777) nom. conserv.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Gillett in Fl. Trop. E. Afr. (1971).
  • Gillett in Kew Bull. 17: 91–159 (1963)

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Fam. 2: 326 (1763), as Sesban
  • Gillett in K.B. 17: 91–159 (1963), nom. conserv.
  • orth. mut. Scopoli, Intr.: 308 (1777)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2009 Gregson, J., et al. [130] Malaysia K000610374 Yes
Mar 12, 2007 Guedes, M.L.; Smith, S.; Hind, D.J.N.; Harley, R.M.; Silva, E.M. [PCD2948] Brazil K000931767 Yes
Oct 19, 2005 Folli, D.A. [4602] Brazil K000931751 Yes
Dec 1, 2003 Pollard, B.J. [650] Cameroon K000746620 Yes
Jun 1, 2000 leg. ign. [s.n.] Australia K000278177 Yes
May 1, 1995 Souza, V.C. [83] Brazil K000931769 Yes
May 1, 1995 Folli, D.A. [1755] Brazil K000931755 Yes
May 1, 1995 Folli, D.A. [1755] Brazil K000931754 Yes
Sep 20, 1991 Hatschbach, G.G.; Silva, J.M. [49267] Brazil K000931772 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Arbo, M.M.; Monteiro, R.; Schinini, A.; Furlan, A. [3059] Brazil K000931753 Yes
Apr 5, 1990 Leoni, L.S. [984] Brazil K000931768 Yes
Mar 22, 1990 Ratter, J.A.; Pott, A.; Pott, V. [R5938] Brazil K000931773 Yes
Jul 28, 1989 Leoni, L.S. [760] Brazil K000931752 Yes
Nov 1, 1984 C.C.B [s.n.] Mexico K001276802 Yes
Nov 1, 1984 Plowman, T.; Sucre, D. [2802] Brazil K000931762 Yes
Nov 1, 1984 Pereira, E. [10518] Brazil K000931763 Yes
Nov 1, 1984 Bourke-Borrowes, D. [13] Brazil K000931764 Yes
Nov 1, 1984 Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [8466] Brazil K000931748 Yes
Nov 1, 1984 Tweedie, J. [s.n.] Argentina K001081961 Syntype Yes
Nov 1, 1984 Tweedie [s.n.] Argentina K000502642 Syntype Yes
Nov 1, 1984 Glaziou, A.F.M. [12553] Brazil K000931750 Yes
Nov 1, 1984 Leitão Filho, H.F.; Taroda, S.N. [2548] Brazil K000931747 Yes
Nov 1, 1984 Arregui, J. [9440] Brazil K000931765 Yes
Oct 1, 1984 Glaziou [10505] Brazil K000931749 Yes
Sep 14, 1984 Degener, O.; Degener, I.; Pekelo, N. [32430] Hawaii K000873129 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 19, 1980 Orcutt, C.R. [3553] Mexico K001276804 Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Maitland, T.D. [1095] Uganda K000459829 Yes
May 15, 1960 Hornby, R.M. [260A, 260] Tanzania K000393391 Holotype Yes
May 15, 1960 Hornby, R.M. [260A, 260] Tanzania K:SPC-23297.000 Type No
Rayner, R.W. [413] Kenya K:SPC-24388.000 No
de Nevers, G. [14790] Guinea K001970008 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5656] K001121598 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pereira, L.; Cruz, L. [2] Brazil K000931766 Yes
Aronson, J. [7867] Brazil K000931777 Yes
Geesink, R. [8900] Borneo K:SPC-46294.000 No
Sampson, H.C. [56] Kenya K000459827 Yes
Winder, J.A. [128] Brazil K000931771 Yes
Ferguson, W. [3850] Sri Lanka K000858943 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schultz, F. [s.n.] Australia K000278175 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] Argentina K000502639 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5656] K001121595 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aronson, J. [7868] Brazil K000931776 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [1223] Kenya K000459825 Yes
Silva, F.C. [258] Brazil K000931779 Yes
Dubber, K. [10] Zambia K003994109 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5657] K001121606 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gossweiler, J. [1479] Angola K001307176 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5656] K001121600 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sampson, H.C. [61] Kenya K000459831 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 5656] K001121599 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rayner, R.W. [425] Kenya K:SPC-23296.000 No
Kraenzlin [2942] Tanzania K000459832 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Kibuwa, S.P. [19931] Kenya K000459826 Yes
Holst, C. [3508] Tanzania K000393390 Type Yes
Gardner, H.M. [1368] Kenya K000459830 No
Martin [s.n.] Australia K000278181 Yes
Luz, A.A. [121] Brazil K000931774 Yes
Seemann, B.C. [1186] Panama K001276799 Yes
Souza, V.C. [S] Brazil K000931770 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5656] Bangladesh K001121603 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cunningham, A. [s.n.] Australia K000278193 Yes
Michell, W.A. [s.n.] Australia K000278176 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] Argentina K000502641 Type Yes
Junghun [207] Indonesia K000858942 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5656] Burma K001121602 Unknown Type Material Yes
Balanasa, B. [1378] Paraguay K000502643 Unknown Type Material Yes
Balanasa, B. [1378] Paraguay K000502644 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5657] Burma K001121607 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5656] K001121597 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ferguson, W. [3850] Sri Lanka K000858944 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gaumer, G.F. [670] Mexico K001276809 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5656] Bangladesh K001121604 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5656] K001121596 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [319] Uruguay K001081962 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [1223] Kenya K000459824 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [253] Angola K001307177 Yes
Mendonça, R.C.; Sevilha, A.C.; Felifili, J.M.; Fagg, C.; Cardoso, E.; Oliveira, N.R. [3692] Brazil K000931778 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] Argentina K000502638 Syntype Yes
Heringer, E.P.; Filgueiras, T.S.; Mendonça, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S. [6261] Brazil K000931775 Yes
Mueller, F.J.H., von [217] Brazil K000931761 Yes
Welwitsch [1991] Angola K000393377 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sampson, H.C. [56] Kenya K000459828 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5656] Burma K001121601 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tweedie, J. [s.n.] Argentina K001081963 Syntype Yes
Clement, E. [s.n.] Australia K000278174 Yes
Kraenzlin [2942] Tanzania K000459833 Yes
Wingfield, R. [1960] Tanzania K000459834 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] Argentina K000502640 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5656] Burma K001121605 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5656] Bangladesh K001121594 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dubber, K. [10] Zambia K003994108 Yes
Helms, R. [42] Australia K000278173 Yes

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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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