Sesbania sericea
Papagayo
Also known as: Aeschynomene pubescens Vahl ex DC. +11 more
- Aeschynomene pubescens Vahl ex DC.
- Agati sericea (Willd.) Hitchc.
- Agatii sericea (Willd.) Hitchc.
- Coronilla pubescens Schumach. & Thonn.
- Coronilla sericea Willd.
- Emerus pubescens (DC.) Schumach. & Thonn.
- Sesban sericea (Willd.) DC., 1825
- Sesbania aculeata var. sericea Baker
- Sesbania laevigata Afr.Fern. & E.P.Nunes
- Sesbania pubescens DC.
- Sesbania sericea (Willd.) DC.
- Sesbania sericeus (Willd.) Britton & P.Wilson
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual, perennial or subshrub.
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Found natively in Africa and Temperate Asia, Sesbania sericea (commonly known as Papagayo) is an annual, herbaceous perennial or shrub belonging to the Fabaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Burundi, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zaïre
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Bahamas, Belize, Brazil Northeast, Cambodia, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Jawa, Laos, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Réunion, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Surinam, Texas, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Windward Is.