Sesbania bispinosa

Botanical Description

Sesbania bispinosa is an erect, annual to perennial, slightly woody plant growing from 0.60 - 3 metres tall[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. On open sites it is branched and spreading, whilst in crowded stands it is tall and straight[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It is widely cultivated, especially in southern Asia, as a green manure crop, fodder, shade and hedge plant, It is also grown for its fibres and provides an edible seed for times of shortage. The plant is frequently grown in rotation with paddy rice for soil improvement and fuel wood. It also has an economic perspective because of the gum that can be obtained from the seed (which is a substitute for guar gum) and also as raw material for the paper industry[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental. Sesbania bispinosa is a common and a widespread species. It can occur in disturbed habitats and is a weed of rice cultivation areas; despite harvest for human uses there seem to be no serious threat to the species or its habitats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].