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Sesbania coerulescens
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Cleveland Dam
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| Synonyms: |
Sesbania hockii De Wild. |
| Common names: | Blue river bean (English) |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual herb, growing to the size of a shrub or small tree. Leaves pinnate with up to 46 pairs of oblong leaflets with fine hair-like tips. Flowers in lax axillary sprays, showy, lavender to deep blue. Pods long and slender, up to 30 cm, reddish-brown, somewhat constricted between the seeds. |
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| Habitat: | In wet vleis, pans and edges of dams, often on sandy soils. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1100 - 1750 m |
| Flowering time: | Feb - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Namibia. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,C |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 27 September 2005 |
| 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 229 - 231. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 226. 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. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 72. |
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