Fabaceae FAMILY
Sesbania formosa
Sesbania formosa
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Sesbania formosa is a tree, usually growing 8 - 12 metres tall, but exceptionally to 20 metres[ 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 tree is harvested from the wild as a local source of food and medicines. It is widely grown as a green manure, hedge plant and for soil stabilization, and also as an ornamental, being especially valued for its floral display.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAustralia - Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia.
HabitatAlluvial plains, river banks, and in seasonal swamps[ 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. ]. Only found in areas where the water supply is reliable, such as monsoon forests, vine thickets, around swamps and flood plains and also permanent and seasonal streams[ 694 Title Australian Rainforest Plants Volumes 1 - 6 Publication Author Nicholson N. & H. Publisher Terania Rainforest Publishing; New South Wales. Year 2007 ISBN 9-78095894-3628 Description Beautiful set of booklets with a terse description of over 600 species and their habitat, often including some of their uses and notes on their cultivation, plus at least one, excellent photograph. ].