Biology:Sesbania formosa
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Clade: | Robinioids |
| Tribe: | Sesbanieae |
| Genus: | Sesbania |
| Species: | S. formosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Sesbania formosa (F.Muell.) N.T.Burb.
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| Synonyms | |
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Agati formosum F.Muell. | |
Sesbania formosa (common names - White dragon tree, Vegetable humming bird, Swamp corkwood; Dragon tree; Dragon flower tree)[2] is a leguminous tree native to northern Australia ,[3] first described in 1860 by Ferdinand von Mueller as Agati formosum, from specimens collected the banks of the Victoria and Fitzmaurice Rivers.[4][5] It was transferred to the genus, Sesbania, by Nancy Burbidge in 1965.[4][6]
It is native to Western Australia and the Northern Territory,[3] and grows in tropical wetlands,[1] to heights of 20 to 30 feet,[5] in closed forests or swampy sites, from sea level to 100 m.[2]
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MNHN: P03076731 collected at [ ⚑ ] 15°29′39″S 131°22′32″E / 15.49416667°S 131.3755555°E
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2019-2: Sesbania formosa". 2019. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/146620775/146620777.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants: Sesbania formosa". https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/sesbania_formosa.htm.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Sesbania formosa (F.Muell.) N.T.Burb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:518471-1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Sesbania formosa". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/59684.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mueller, F.J.H. von (1860). Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. 2. pp. 88. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/760875.
- ↑ , Wikidata Q95996205
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15537989 entry
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