Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Papilionaceae | Genus: Sesbania | Species: Sesbania grandiflora (L.) Pers. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Aeschynomene grandiflora, Agati grandiflora | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Agasti,Gaach-munga, Hathya | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Swamp Pea | Flowering Period | Oct-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Houwaimal | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 1000 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit slender, falcate or straight, 30–45 cm long, suture thick, seeds ca. 30, to 8 mm |
| Habitat | Occurs in tropical dry and moist forest from sea level | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Philippines | Bark Details | Bark deeply furrowed, yellowish brown |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | It It is a small erect quick-growing short-lived soft-wooded tree growing up to 10 m tall ark is light gray, corky and deeply furrowed | Leaf Details | Leaves 15–30 cm long; leaflets 10–20 pairs or more and an odd one |
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