Sesbania formosa
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| Sesbania formosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Sesbania formosa | |
| 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]
