Sesbania sesban
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Sesbania |
| Species: | S. sesban
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Sesbania sesban, the Egyptian riverhemp,[1] is a species of plant in the legume family.
Synonyms include:
- Aeschynomene aegyptiaca (Pers.) Steud.
- Aeschynomene sesban L.
- Emerus sesban (L.) Kuntze
- Sesbania aegyptiaca Poir.
Uses[]
Sesbania sesban is a nitrogen-fixing tree and may be useful in alley cropping.
References[]
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sesbania sesban". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
Relevant literature[]
- Ramni Jamnadass, Jean Hanson, Jane Poole, Olivier Hanotte, Tony J. Simons, Ian K. Dawson. High differentiation among populations of the woody legume Sesbania sesban in sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for conservation and cultivation during germplasm introduction into agroforestry systems. Forest Ecology and Management Volume 210, Issues 1–3, 2005, Pages 225–238, ISSN 0378-1127, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2005.02.033.
External links[]
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- Faboideae
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