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Egyptian riverhemp
Cheng-Tao Lin, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Legumes: pea and bean family

Egyptian riverhemp

Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.

LC Least ConcernIntroduced by people

Names

EnglishEgyptian riverhemp
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese印度田菁
Scientific nameSesbania sesban (L.) Merr.

About this species

Sesbania sesban, the Egyptian riverhemp, is a species of plant in the legume family, a fast growing species, it has four varieties that are currently recognized.

Synonyms include:

Aeschynomene aegyptiaca (Pers.) Steud.

Aeschynomene sesban L.

Emerus sesban (L.) Kuntze

Sesbania aegyptiaca Poir.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusSesbania

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