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Sesbania subalata

Sesbania subalata
Photo: Meise Botanic Garden, CC BY 4.0
Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Native range
Tanzania
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Sesbania subalata is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a herb that grows up to 3 metres (120 in) high. The inflorescence has three to nine flowers, and the fruit is a pod.

Sesbania subalata is native to Tanzania, and was described in 1963.

Where it grows

Sesbania subalata is native to the seasonally dry tropical biome of Tanzania.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sesbania subalata 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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