Sesbania punicea

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Family:FABACEAE
Species:Sesbania punicea (Cav.) Benth.
Common Name:Scarlet Wisteria Tree; Purple Sesban; Purple River Hemp
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Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Shrub
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:SEPU7
Plant Notes:Purple Sesban is a non-native shrubby legume found in the lower half of Alabama. It was widely planted as an ornamental and has now escaped in many areas, especially along waterways. Purple Sesban is native to South America, but is now found in warmer regions around the world. Several states adjacent to Alabama list it as an invasive species due to its habit of forming thickets along water bodies. Purple Sesban is a deciduous shrub that grows to a height of around eight feet. It usually has a single trunk, but if the plant has been damaged there may be several sprouts from the base. The leaves are alternate and pinnately compound. Bright orange pea-like flowers are produced in racemes from the axils of the leaves. The flowers are followed by large woody four winged fruit. Each fruit contains from six to twelve seed. The fruit often do not split completely, trapping some of the seed inside. These fruit remain on the plant during the winter and the loose seed rattle when the wind blows giving the plant another of its common names--Rattlebox. Purple Sesban is a fast growing, but short lived species. It is sometimes available in the nursery trade, especially from establishments that sell “tropical” plants. It is also easily grown from seed. All parts of the plant are poisonous if consumed.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native, FAC+ (NWI)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyFABACEAE - Pea/Bean family
Genus Sesbania
Species Sesbania punicea (Cav.) Benth. - Scarlet Wisteria Tree; Purple Sesban; Purple River Hemp

Citation

Citation Sesbania punicea (Cavanilles) Bentham, Fl. Bras. 15(1A): 43. 1859.
Basionym: Piscidia punicea Cav. 1797.
Type: Cult. at Madrid, Aug 1796, Cavanilles s.n. (holotype: MA?).

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Aeschynomene miniata Aeschynomene miniata Ortega, Nov. Pl. Descr. Dec. 28. 1797.  
Daubentonia tripetii Daubentonia tripetii Poiteau, Ann. Soc. Hort. Paris 27: 136. 1840. ARGENTINA
Daubentonia punicea Daubentonia punicea (Cavanilles) de Candolle, Prodr. 2: 267. 1825.Piscidia punicea Cavanilles 1797. 
Emerus puniceus Emerus puniceus (Cavanilles) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 181. 1891.Piscidia punicea Cavanilles 1797. 
Ormocarpum elegans Ormocarpum elegans G. Don, Gen. Hist. 2: 279. 1832. MEXICO
Piscidia punicea Piscidia punicea Cavanilles, Icon. 4: 8, t. 316. 1797. Cult. at Madrid, Aug 1796, Cavanilless.n. (holotype: MA?).
Sesbania tripetii Sesbania tripetii (Poiteau) F. T. Hubbard, in L. H. Bailey, Stand. Cycl. Hort. 6: 3157. 1917.Daubentonia tripetii Poiteau 1840. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Barbour, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Escambia, Henry, Houston, Lee, Macon, Mobile, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Russell, Sumter, Washington, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1893 - 1987

Barcode / Accession No.
County
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
AUA000013291 Baldwin 11 Jul 1970 ROGERS, NORMAN
079		 AUA
SESBANIA PUNICEA (CAV.) BENTH.
AUA000013290 Baldwin 12 May 1973 LYNN, DAVID
147		 AUA
SESBANIA PUNICEA (CAV.) BENTH.
USAM000006319 Baldwin 20 Aug 1979 LeLong, Michel G.
10913		 USAM
Daubentonia punicea (Cavanilles) de Candolle
UNA00026958 Baldwin 24 May 1980 Davenport, Lawrence J.
1906		 UNA
Sesbania punicea (Cav.) Benth.
JSU137224 Baldwin 15 Oct 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12853		 JSU
Sesbania punicea (Cavanilles) Bentham
UNA00018067 Baldwin 07 Nov 1987 Haynes, Robert R.
9259		 UNA
Sesbania punicea (Cav.) Benth.
UWAL0043724 Baldwin 04 Aug 2000 Larsen, Harry S.
445		 UWAL
Sesbania punicea (Cav.) Benth.
TROY000019830 Baldwin 13 Oct 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3947		 TROY
Sesbania punicea (Cavanilles) Bentham
UNA00068873 Baldwin 13 Oct 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3947		 UNA
Sesbania punicea (Cav.) Benth.
UWAL0007046 Baldwin 13 Oct 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3947		 UWAL
Sesbania punicea (Cav.) Benth.
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