scarlet wistaria-tree
Sesbania grandiflora (L.) Poir.
Sesbania grandiflora (L.) Poir. is a leguminous tree in the Fabaceae family, native to Malesia, including Malaysia, New Guinea, and the Philippines. It is widely distributed in equatorial regions and has been introduced to many tropical and subtropical areas. The flowers are consumed in parts of Southeast and South Asia.
Description
Sesbania grandiflora is a member of the Fabaceae family, known by several common names such as vegetable hummingbird, katurai, agati, and West Indian pea. It is native to Malesia and has been naturalized in regions such as the Andaman Islands, Assam, the Bahamas, Bangladesh, Benin, Cambodia, and others. The tree is cultivated and naturalized in tropical and subtropical climates worldwide. Its flowers are used as food in parts of Southeast and South Asia. The species was first described in 1806.
Other common names
vegetable-hummingbirdscarlet wistaria-treeWest Indian-peavegetable hummingbird
Distribution
TW · BR · Kwajalein Atoll · Andaman Is. · Assam · Bahamas · Bangladesh · Benin · Cambodia · Cape Verde · Caroline Is. · Cayman Is. · Chagos Archipelago · China South-Central · China Southeast · Colombia · Cuba · Dominican Republic · East Himalaya · Ethiopia · Fiji · Florida · Gabon · Ghana · Guinea · Hainan · Haiti · Hawaii · India · Jamaica
Synonyms
Robinia grandifloraDolichos arboreusSesban grandiflorusSesban coccineaResupinaria grandifloraEmerus grandiflorusAgati grandifloraAeschynomene grandifloraCoronilla grandifloraSesban grandifloraAgati grandiflora var. albifloraSesbania manniiDolichos arborescens
