Sesbania punicea (Cav.) Benth.

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park NR

Photo: Bart Wursten
By Odzi R., nr Hot Springs

Synonyms:	Daubentonia punicea Piscidia punicea Cav.
Common names:	Brazilian glory pea (English) Rattlepod (English) Red sesbania (English)
Description:	Deciduous shrub or very small tree. Leaves pinnate with 10-14 pairs of leaflets, glabrous. Inflorescences axillary, showy; flowers deep orange to red. The pods are 4-angled with short wings on the angles and a sharply pointed tip.
Notes:	Well naturalised by streams around Harare but not generally widespread. Also recorded from the E division.
Derivation of specific name:	punicea: scarlet, carmine
Flowering time:	Oct - Apr
Worldwide distribution:	Native of South America; naturalised in southern Africa
Growth form(s):	Shrub over 2 m.
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Image last updated:	Monday 3 July 2006
Literature:	Brummitt, R.K., Harder, D.K., Lewis, G.P., Lock, J.M., Polhill, R.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(3) Pages 224 - 226.

Flora of Zambia: Sesbania punicea
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