Sesbania sesban
nubica
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Panga panga – Chitengo road at Nhacapanda Bridge, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Panga panga – Chitengo road at Nhacapanda Bridge, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Panga panga – Chitengo road at Nhacapanda Bridge, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Panga panga – Chitengo road at Nhacapanda Bridge, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Panga panga – Chitengo road at Nhacapanda Bridge, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Panga panga – Chitengo road at Nhacapanda Bridge, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Panga panga – Chitengo road at Nhacapanda Bridge, Gorongosa National Park
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| Synonyms: |
var. zambesiaca J.B. Gillett Sesbania pubescens sensu R.E. Fries, non DC. Sesbania punctata sensu Taubert, p.p. non DC. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Soft-wooded, short-lived shrub or small tree.Stems, leaf rhachis, petioles and margins with sparse hairs but without prickles. Leaves paripinnate with 10-25 pairs of opposite leaflets. Flowers in many-flowered pendulous sprays, bright yellow. Pods cylindric, very slender, up to 30 cm long. Flowers and fruits often together on the same tree. |
| Type location: |
Somalia |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Along streams and rivers, always near water. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Mar - Sep |
| Worldwide distribution: | Yemen, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Angola, Namibia, Eswatini and South Africa. |
| FZ divisions: | N,T,MS,GI,M |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, annual, shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 1 November 2018 |
| Literature: |
Brummitt, R.K., Harder, D.K., Lewis, G.P., Lock, J.M., Polhill, R.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(3) Pages 227 - 229. Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 169. Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 334. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 33. Curtis, B.A. & Mannheimer, C.A. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia National Botanic Research Institute, Windhoek Page 234. as Sesbania sesban Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 226. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 245. As Sesbania sesban subsp. sesban Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 51. Meerts, P. & Hasson, M. (2016). Arbres et arbustes du Haut-Katanga Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Page 301. as Sesbania sesban (Includes a picture). Roodt, V. (1998). Trees and Shrubs of the Okavango Delta Shell Field Guide Series: Part I Shell Oil Botswana, Gaberone. Pages 154 - 155. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 72. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 213. as Sesbania sesban |
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