Fabaceae
Sesbania
Sesbania macrantha

Sesbania macrantha var. levis J.B.Gillett

First published in Kew Bull. 17: 118 (1963)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

India, Sri Lanka

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brummitt, R.K. & al. (2007). Flora Zambesiaca 3(3): 1-258. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brummitt, R.K. & al. (2007). Flora Zambesiaca 3(3): 1-258. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Scheepers, J.C. [624] South Africa K003994348 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K003994359 Yes
Stirton, C.H. [8740] South Africa K003994358 Yes
s.coll. [882] South Africa K003994353 Yes
Germishuizen, G. [3862] South Africa K003994356 Yes
Codd, L.E. [6945] South Africa K003994349 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [10099] South Africa K003994346 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [21126] South Africa K003994350 Yes
Stalmans, M. [23] South Africa K003994357 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [21567] South Africa K003994354 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [1074b] South Africa K003994355 Yes
Webbs, M.G. [1201] South Africa K003994352 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [10100] South Africa K003994347 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0