Fabaceae FAMILY Endangered

Sesbania tomentosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sesbania tomentosa is a variable species .Usually a low, spreading shrub with horizontal or arching branches that can be more than 14 metres long, it can also adopt an erect, tree-like habit, growing 2.5 - 6 metres tall. In the wild, a single, prostrate plant can cover an area of many square metres, but in cultivation it will tend to be under 3 metres in diameter[ 399 Title Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database Publication Author Website http://pdcs.ctahr.hawaii.edu:591/hawnprop/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Detailed information on the propagation of a wide range of Hawaiian plants. , 400 Title Hawaii Biodiversity and Mapping Programme Publication Author Website http://hbmp.hawaii.edu/hbmp/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A series of fact sheets on some of the more threatened species of plant and animal life on the islands of Hawaii. Over 1,300 soecies, about half of which are plants! ]. The plant is an exellent ground cover and soil stabilizer in coastal areas and can also be grown as a hedge. The large striking flowers make this species suitable for ornamental use, especially in maritime conditionst[ 350 Title National Tropical Botanical Garden Publication Author Website http://ntbg.org/plants/choose_a_plant.php Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description General information on almost 400 species, with descriptions, habitats and some uses. ]. Sesbania tomentosa used to to be widespread in dry areas at elevations below 750 metres on all of the main islands of Hawaii. However, destruction of these habitats by means such as off-road vehicles, habitat disturbance, residential development in coastal areas, cattle & goats, has greatly diminished its natural occurrence within its former range. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species[ 399 Title Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database Publication Author Website http://pdcs.ctahr.hawaii.edu:591/hawnprop/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Detailed information on the propagation of a wide range of Hawaiian plants. , 400 Title Hawaii Biodiversity and Mapping Programme Publication Author Website http://hbmp.hawaii.edu/hbmp/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A series of fact sheets on some of the more threatened species of plant and animal life on the islands of Hawaii. Over 1,300 soecies, about half of which are plants! ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorth-central Pacific - Hawaii

HabitatCalcareous and sandy beaches, dunes, soil pockets on lava, rocky ridges and slopes, along pond margins, dry shrublands or (rarely) dry forests, on basaltic and calcareous substrates; at elevations up to 540 metres[ 350 Title National Tropical Botanical Garden Publication Author Website http://ntbg.org/plants/choose_a_plant.php Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description General information on almost 400 species, with descriptions, habitats and some uses. , 400 Title Hawaii Biodiversity and Mapping Programme Publication Author Website http://hbmp.hawaii.edu/hbmp/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A series of fact sheets on some of the more threatened species of plant and animal life on the islands of Hawaii. Over 1,300 soecies, about half of which are plants! , 436 Title Native Plants Hawaii Publication Author Website http://nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A website containing information on a range of native Hawaiian plants, with descriptions, habitat, traditional uses etc. ].