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Sesbania grandiflora

(L.) Poir. (1806)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Sesbania

‘ōhai ke‘oke‘o, agati, dok khae, katuray, sesban

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Potentially naturalizing

Island Status

Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) Only found in cultivation
Kaua'i Potentially naturalizing
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 7: 127 (1806)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:327 (DESCR); Brock et al. 2023:148 (K? [adventive, Kekaha, 2017])

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Sesbania grandiflora [Hawaiian Islands; U.S.A.; O`ahu; Hawai`i; Honolulu] Preserved_Specimen Seed only. Goolsby, W.C. Oahu BISH 1943-01-01
2 Sesbania grandiflora Puhi Camp, just west of kauaI community College. From yard of abandoned homesite Preserved_Specimen Spreading shrub to small tree of five to six ft. Corolla white; calyx pale green with pink tinge. Flynn, T.W. 1627 Kauai BISH 1986-04-03
3 Sesbania grandiflora Honolulu; Sold as a vegatable in produce markets, King Street Chinatown Preserved_Specimen Large white papilionoid flowers. Staples, G.W. 446 Oahu BISH 1989-03-20
4 Sesbania grandiflora University of Hawaii Waimanalo Experimental Station Preserved_Specimen Perennial; large shrub to small tree. Evans, D. 2 Oahu BISH 1983-10-25
5 Sesbania grandiflora Koloa, NTBG, Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, Bamboo Bridge shed on W side of stream Preserved_Specimen 6 m x 10 cm tree, bark corky, fissured; flowers pendent; calyx green; petals pinkish red, white basally; fruit green Lorence, D.H. 8823 Kauai BISH 2001-12-04
6 Sesbania grandiflora Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Tree of 8 m, with a long slender trunk topped by a relatively small crown. Flowers dark pink Lau, J. 2984 Oahu BISH 1986-12-03
7 Sesbania grandiflora Waipio Preserved_Specimen Flwrs white. Mangelsdorf, A.J. Oahu BISH 1960-04-20
8 Sesbania grandiflora Honolulu; 622 Judd Streeet; residence of A. F. Judd Preserved_Specimen Flwrs red. Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1930-11-12
9 Sesbania grandiflora Kaneohe Bay Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 64457 Oahu BISH 1985-05-05
10 Sesbania grandiflora Ewa Beach. Preserved_Specimen Shitanishi, J. Oahu BISH 2009-05-12
11 Sesbania grandiflora Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Hormyng, O.H. 1175 Hawaii BISH 1923-05-27
12 Sesbania grandiflora Oahu? Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. BISH 1910-01-01
13 Sesbania grandiflora Kauai Preserved_Specimen Mann, H. 589 Kauai BISH 1864-01-01
14 Sesbania grandiflora Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Judd, C.H. Oahu BISH 1915-01-01
15 Sesbania grandiflora University of Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Inafuku, R. Oahu BISH 1930-11-14
16 Sesbania grandiflora [Hawaiian Islands; U.S.A.; O`ahu; Hawai`i; Honolulu] Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. Oahu BISH
17 Sesbania grandiflora [Hawaiian Islands; U.S.A.; O`ahu; Hawai`i; Honolulu] Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. Oahu BISH
18 Sesbania grandiflora Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Hopmyng, O.H. 1175 Hawaii BISH 1923-05-27
19 Sesbania grandiflora unknown Preserved_Specimen Hillebrand, W.B. BISH
20 Sesbania grandiflora University Campus Preserved_Specimen Yoshinaga, E.K. Oahu BISH 1929-11-20
21 Sesbania grandiflora Waimea District. Kekaha, along an irrigation ditch near the intersection of Akialoa Road and Kekaha Road. In overgrown vegetation next to irrigation ditch; about 5 cultivated plants and approximately 20 apparently naturalized individuals visible (both mature and sapling age classes) on both sides of the irrigati Leucaena leucocephala, Urochloa maxima Preserved_Specimen Tree, approximately 3 meters with spreading crown; bark light brown, leaves dull bluish green and generally loosely clustered at branch tips; flowers with creamy white corollas on pendulous racames; fruits slightly curved at tips, light green but turning yellow and eventually dull gray-brown upon senescence. Brock, K. 855 Kauai BISH 2017-06-14
22 Sesbania grandiflora Kaamooloa; Waialua 5 deg. slope; silty loam. Preserved_Specimen Tree to 12' high; drooping branches w/bipinnate lvs; flwrs 3, white; pods 2. Rare. Afualo, D. 6 Oahu BISH 1975-02-09
23 Sesbania grandiflora U.H. Campus, Mauka Field Laboratory (Dept. of Agronomy and Soils) full sun Preserved_Specimen A tree of 4 m. Flowers a blend of white, cream, and lime green: odorless (afternoon) Lau, J. 2249 Oahu BISH 1986-04-15
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