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    Sesbania – Sesbania grandiflora Facts

    Sesbania which is also known as Grandiflora, Hummingbird Tree is a small, open-branched, perennial tree native to south Asia and Southeast Asia with possibly Indonesia and is found growing under full exposure to sunshine and is extremely frost sensitive and grow well in wide range of soils including saline, alkaline soils and acidic soils. It is nutrients dense vegetable that is acrid, bitter, and astringent in taste and is used in number of food items since ancient times.

    Name Sesbania
    Scientific Name Sesbania grandiflora
    Native South Asia and Southeast Asia with possibly Indonesia
    Common/English Name Agathi, Agati Sesbania, August Flower, Australian Corkwood Tree, Corkwood Tree, Flamingo Bill, Grandiflora, Hummingbird Tree, Scarlet Wisteria Tree, Sesban, Sesbania, Swamp Pea, Tiger Tongue, Vegetable-Hummingbird, West Indian Pea, West Indian Pea Tree, White Dragon Tree
    Name in Other Languages Persian : Sīsabān
    Arabic : Saysabān
    Vietnamese : So Ðũa
    Burmese : Pauk-Pan
    German : Kolibribaum
    Chamorro : Caturay
    Sri Lanka : Katurumurunga Kolle
    Khmer : Ângkiëdèi
    Creole Patois : Pwa Valet
    Palauan : Katurai
    Dutch : Agati
    Caribbean : Colibri Vegetal
    Hawaiian : Ohai Ke‘Oke‘O
    India : Bak Phool ( Assamese )
    Spanish : Baculo
    Indonesia : Bunga Turi
    Portuguese : Agasto
    Chinese : Ta-Hua
    Japanese : Agachi
    Slovakian : Sezbánia Veľkokvetá
    Korean : A Ga Ti
    Czech : Sesbánie Velkokvětá
    Nepali : Agasti
    Tahitian : Afai
    French : Agati A Grandes Fleurs
    Russian : Sesbania Krupnotsvetkovaia
    Malaysia : Turi
    Samoan : Sepania
    Philippines : Diana ( Bagobo )
    Thailand : Khae Daeng ( Chiang Mai )
    Laotian : Kh’ê: Kha:W
    Tibetan : A Ga Sta
    Plant Growth Habit Small, open-branched, unarmed, perennial tree
    Growing Climate Thrives under full exposure to sunshine and is extremely frost sensitive.
    Soil Wide range of soils including those that are poor and waterlogged. It tolerates saline and alkaline soils and has some tolerance to acidic soils
    Plant Size 15m tall and 25-30 cm in diameter;
    Root Heavily nodulated with large nodules.
    Trunk 30 cm
    Branches Drooping branches
    Bark Light gray, corky and deeply furrowed and the wood are soft and white.
    Leaf Glaucous, deep green, pinnately compound to 30 cm long with 20–40 pairs of opposite to alternate leaflets
    Leaflets Oblong, to elliptical, obtuse apex, about 2–3 cm long.
    Flower Shape & Size Quite large, 7–9 cm long, corolla with standard and wings, staminal tube and glabrous ovary and style
    Flower Color White or deep pink to red
    Flower Taste Acrid, bitter, and astringent
    Pods Pendent, slender, long (20-60 cm) and thin (6-9 mm) with broad sutures, cylindric, green, indehiscent containing 15–50 seeds.
    Seed Beanlike, elliptical, red brown, 6-8 in a pod, 3.5 mm, each weighting 1 g.
    Major Nutrition Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) 14.6 mg (16.22%)
    Vitamin B9 (Folate) 20 µg (5.00%)
    Iron, Fe 0.17 mg (2.13%)
    Selenium, Se 0.2 mg (1.82%)
    Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.017 mg (1.42%)
    Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.016 mg (1.23%)
    Carbohydrate 1.35 g (1.04%)
    Tryptophan 0.004 g (0.91%)
    Phosphorus, P 6 mg (0.86%)
    Isoleucine 0.014 g (0.84%)
    Health Benefits
    • Lower blood pressure and help keep arteries flexible
    • Supports normal fetal development
    • Beneficial for skin
    • Boosts immunity
    • Prevents Alzheimer’s disease
    • Migraine
    • Weakness
    Calories in 1cup (100gm) 5 Kcal
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