Taxon:  Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. subsp. sesban var. zambesiaca J. B. Gillett



Summary
Genus:
Sesbania
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Sesbanieae
Nomen number:
314051
Place of publication:
Kew Bull. 17:113.  1963
Verified:
10/12/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. (8 active accession[s])
Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. subsp. punctata (DC.) J. B. Gillett (0 active accession[s])
Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. subsp. sesban (0 active accession[s])
Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. subsp. sesban var. bicolor (Wight & Arn.) F. W. Andrews (0 active accession[s])
Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. subsp. sesban var. nubica Chiov. (0 active accession[s])
Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. subsp. sesban var. sesban (0 active accession[s])
Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. var. muricata Baquar (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. 550.
  2. Merxmüller, H., ed. 1966-1972. Prodromus einer flora von Sudwestafrika.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola possibly 
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia   
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. 550.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. 550.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaLimpopo Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. 550.
Native
Africa
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola (possibly), Zambia
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa [Limpopo]

Reference(s)
  1. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. 550.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=314051. Accessed 17 October 2026.