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Sesbania sesban var. bicolor

(Wight & Arn.) F.W.Andrews (1952)

This name is accepted

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

Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Pl. Sudan 2: 232 (1952)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Sesbania sesban var. bicolor Waimanalo Expt. Station, Univ. Hawaii Preserved_Specimen This form with calyx mottled with purple. Outer face of standard dark purple-black blotched. Keel pale yellow with dark purple-black spot on distal end Evans, D. 11 Oahu BISH 1983-10-25
2 Sesbania sesban var. bicolor Lawai Valley, P.T.B.G Preserved_Specimen Shrubby tree, ~15', with brittle soft wood. Calyx and outside of standard deep purplish-black, rest golden yellow streaked with purple: keel white at base Herbst, D.R. 2262 Kauai BISH 1971-12-27
3 Sesbania sesban var. bicolor Lawai Valley, P.T.B.G Preserved_Specimen Shrubby tree, ~15', with brittle soft wood. Calyx and outside of standard deep purplish-black, rest golden yellow streaked with purple: keel white at base Herbst, D.R. 2262 Kauai BISH 1971-12-27
4 Sesbania sesban var. bicolor Koloa, National Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai Valley; Medicinal Section, E bank of Lawai Stream by lower crossover Preserved_Specimen Slender tree 4m tall x 4 cm diam. Flowers pendulous; calyx, standard (outside) and keel blackish purple, standard (within) and wings brownish yellow. Fruits pendulous, green Lorence, D.H. 6778 Kauai BISH 1991-05-10
5 Sesbania sesban var. bicolor Waimanalo Expt. Station, Univ. Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Evans, D. 2 Oahu BISH 1983-10-12
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