Sesbania sericea (Willd.) DC.

  • Authority

    Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Sesbania sericea (Willd.) DC.

  • Description

    Species Description - Stem slightly woody, 1-2 m. tall, silky-pubescent, at least above. Leaves 1-2.5 dm. long, the rachis pubescent; leaflets 10-20 pairs, linear-oblong, 1.5- 2.5 cm. long, obtuse and mucronate at the apex, usually densely silky pubescent beneath, glabrous or nearly so above, sometimes nearly glabrous on both sides; peduncles few-flowered, much shorter than the leaves; pedicels very slender, 1 cm. long or less; calyx about 4 mm. long, its teeth triangular, very acute; standard 10-12 mm. long, yellow, black-spotted; pod 10-16 em. long, biconvex, 3 mm. wide, short-beaked, not constricted between the seeds.

  • Distribution

    Waste places, usually roadsides, New Providence and Rum Cay : Haiti to St. Thomas and to Martinique ; Jamaica. Silky Sesban.

    New Providence Bahamas South America| Rum Cay Bahamas South America| Haiti South America| Saint Thomas Virgin Islands of the United States South America| Martinique South America| Jamaica South America|