Sesbania bispinosa
Dunchi Fiber, Prickly Sesban
Other regional names: Sesbania Pea
- Sesbania Pea
Also known as: Aeschynomene aculeata Royle +15 more
- Aeschynomene aculeata Royle
- Aeschynomene bispinosa Jacq.
- Coronilla aculeata Willd.
- Coronilla aculete Willd.
- Emerus aculeatus Hornem.
- Emerus sesban var. aculeata Kuntze
- Sesban aculeatus Poir.
- Sesban bispinosus (Jacq.) Rydb.
- Sesbania aculeata Pers.
- Sesbania aculeata Poir.
- Sesbania aculeata var. elatior Prain
- Sesbania aegyptiaca Bojer
- Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) Spreng. ex Steud.
- Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) Steud. ex Fawc. & Rendle
- Sesbania bispinosa var. elatior (Prain) Raizada & A.K.Saxena
- Sesbania bispinosus Rydb., 1924
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual, perennial or subshrub.
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Sesbania bispinosa (commonly known as Dunchi Fiber or Prickly Sesban) is an annual, herbaceous perennial or shrub within the Fabaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, China, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, East Himalaya, Gambia, The, Guinea, Hainan, India, Iran, Kenya, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Oman, Pakistan, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zimbabwe
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)
Argentina Northeast, Aruba, Chagos Archipelago, Christmas I., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Haiti, Iraq, Jamaica, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, Northern Provinces, Puerto Rico, Seychelles, Society Is., Swaziland, Windward Is.
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