Fabaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Sesbania madagascariensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sesbania madagascariensis is an erect, short-lived, perennial plant with stems that become more or less woody and persist; t can grow up to 4 metres tall[ 1604 Title New species and varieties in Sesbania (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae-Robinieae)from Madagascar and the Comoro Islands Publication Adansonia, sér. 3 - 1997 - 19(1) pp 93-99 Author Labat J-N. & Du Puy D.J. Publisher Year 1997 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. The main threat to Sesbania madagascariensis is habitat loss caused by annual wildfire. However, the plant has a wide range and is not known to have a declining population. It 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - western Madagascar

HabitatFound in dry, subarid and subhumid bioclimates, where it grows in grassland, freshwater wetlands and anthropic vegetation on sand and clay soils; at elevations up to 950 metres[ 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. ].