| Sesbania punicea (Cav.) Benth. |
| FABACEAE |
| red sesbania, coffee weed, rattlepod, purple sesbane, false poinciana, rattlebox, Brazilian glory pea |
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Highly Invasive, Major problem species |
| Origin: South America (Southern Brazil, Uruguay and North Eastern Argentina) |
| Growth Form: Tree/shrub |
| Plant Description: Plant: Deciduous shrub or small tree up to 4 m high with many slender branches.
Leaves: Dark green, drooping, 100–200 mm long, pinnate; leaflets oblong, ending in tiny, pointed tips.
Flowers: Red or orange (A), ± 20 mm long, showy, in dense sprays up to 250 mm long that droop or project outwards, September–March.
Fruit: Characteristic brown pods, longitudinally four-winged, oblong, 60–80 mm long x 10 mm wide, tip sharply pointed, containing 4–10 seeds separated by cross-partitions. |
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More information:
Weeds & Invasive Plants Home Page
NRCS Plants Database
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Photo - flowers
Larry Allain @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
Photo - flowers/leaves
K Braun, Swaziland's Alien Plants Database
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| KEY |
 Confirmed (herbarium specimen) |
 Visual record |
 Suspected |
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