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Sesbania pachycarpa is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a semi-woody plant with yellow flowers, curved fruits, and brown seeds. The species has a wide distribution across Africa.
Sesbania pachycarpa was described in 1925, and is listed as of Least Concern by the IUCN.
Sesbania pachycarpa is native to the seasonally dry tropical biome of Africa (Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, South Sudan, Togo, and Uganda) and Yemen. It grows at elevations of up to 1,200 metres (3,900 ft).
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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.
