Sesbania sesban
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| Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.
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Sesbania sesban, the Egyptian riverhemp,[1] is a species of plant in the legume family.
Synonyms include:
- Aeschynomene aegyptiaca (Pers.) Steud.
- Aeschynomene sesban L.
- Emerus sesban (L.) Kuntze
Uses
Sesbania sesban is a nitrogen-fixing tree and may be useful in alley cropping.
References
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sesbania sesban". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
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