Sesbania formosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Clade: | Robinioids |
Tribe: | Sesbanieae |
Genus: | Sesbania |
Species: | S. formosa
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Binomial name | |
Sesbania formosa | |
Synonyms | |
Agati formosum F.Muell. |
Sesbania formosa (common names - White dragon tree, Vegetable humming bird, Swamp corkwood; Dragon tree; Dragon flower tree) [2] is a leguminous tree native to northern Australia, [3] first described in 1860 by Ferdinand von Mueller as Agati formosum, from specimens collected the banks of the Victoria and Fitzmaurice Rivers. [4] [5] It was transferred to the genus, Sesbania, by Nancy Burbidge in 1965. [4] [6]
It is native to Western Australia and the Northern Territory, [3] and grows in tropical wetlands, [1] to heights of 20 to 30 feet, [5] in closed forests or swampy sites, from sea level to 100 m. [2]
Sesbania formosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Clade: | Robinioids |
Tribe: | Sesbanieae |
Genus: | Sesbania |
Species: | S. formosa
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Binomial name | |
Sesbania formosa | |
Synonyms | |
Agati formosum F.Muell. |
Sesbania formosa (common names - White dragon tree, Vegetable humming bird, Swamp corkwood; Dragon tree; Dragon flower tree) [2] is a leguminous tree native to northern Australia, [3] first described in 1860 by Ferdinand von Mueller as Agati formosum, from specimens collected the banks of the Victoria and Fitzmaurice Rivers. [4] [5] It was transferred to the genus, Sesbania, by Nancy Burbidge in 1965. [4] [6]
It is native to Western Australia and the Northern Territory, [3] and grows in tropical wetlands, [1] to heights of 20 to 30 feet, [5] in closed forests or swampy sites, from sea level to 100 m. [2]