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Sesbania mossambicensis

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Native range
S. Trop. Africa
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Sesbania mossambicensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a herb around 1 metre (3.3 ft) high, with three to eight flowered inflorescences, and dark reddish-brown seeds. The species was described in 1861. It is native to Mozambique and Zambia.

Where it grows

The species is native to the seasonally dry tropical biome of Mozambique and Zambia.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sesbania mossambicensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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