Sesbania sesban
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Sesbania sesban | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Sesbania |
Species: | S. sesban |
Binomial name | |
Sesbania sesban (Jacq.) W. Wight | |
Synonyms for the Sesbania sesban species name include:
- Aeschynomene aegyptiaca (Pers.) Steud.
- Aeschynomene elongata Salisb.
- Aeschynomene sesban L.
- Dolichos aeschynome-sesban Forssk.
- Emerus
- Sesbania punctata DC.
- Sesbania tchadica A. Chev.
Uses
Sesbania sesban is a nitrogen-fixing tree and may be useful in Alley Cropping.
See also
Agroforestry#Alley Cropping
External links
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