Sesbania punicea (Cav.) Benth.

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Sesbania punicea

Photo: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park NR

Sesbania punicea

Photo: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park NR

Sesbania punicea

Photo: Bart Wursten
By Odzi R., nr Hot Springs

Sesbania punicea

Photo: Bart Wursten
By Odzi R., nr Hot Springs

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Synonyms: Daubentonia punicea
Piscidia punicea Cav.
Common names: Brazilian glory pea (English) Rattlepod (English) Red sesbania (English)
Frequency: Local
Status: Introduced
Description:
Deciduous shrub or very small tree. Leaves pinnate with 10-14 pairs of leaflets, glabrous. Inflorescences axillary, showy; flowers deep orange to red. The pods are 4-angled with short wings on the angles and a sharply pointed tip.
Notes: Well naturalised by streams around Harare but not generally widespread. Also recorded from the E division.
Derivation of specific name: punicea: scarlet, carmine
Habitat: In moist places, particularly along streams, where it may become invasive.
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:Oct - Apr
Worldwide distribution: Native of South America; naturalised in southern Africa
Zimbabwe distribution: C,E
Growth form(s): Shrub over 2 m.
Endemic status:
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Images last updated: Monday 3 July 2006
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 224 - 226.


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Sesbania punicea
African Plant Database: Sesbania punicea
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Sesbania punicea
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JSTOR Plant Science: Sesbania punicea
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sesbania punicea
Plants of the World Online: Sesbania punicea
Tropicos: Sesbania punicea
Wikipedia: Sesbania punicea


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Sesbania punicea.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=130240, retrieved 9 December 2024

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