Sesbania macrantha Welw. ex E. Phillips & Hutch.
var. macrantha

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Derivation of specific name: macrantha: large-flowered
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Worldwide distribution: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola and Northern Provinces, South Africa.
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Literature:

Brummitt, R.K., Harder, D.K., Lewis, G.P., Lock, J.M., Polhill, R.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(3) Pages 231 - 232.

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 169. (Includes a picture).

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 334. (Includes a picture).

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 51.

Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 226.

Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 245.

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 51.

Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 103.

Troupin, G. (1983). Fabaceae (Papilionaceae) Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Pages 48 - 49. (Includes a picture).


Other sources of information about Sesbania macrantha var. macrantha:

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Flora of the DRC: Sesbania macrantha var. macrantha
Flora of Malawi: Sesbania macrantha var. macrantha
Flora of Mozambique: Sesbania macrantha var. macrantha
Flora of Rwanda: Sesbania macrantha var. macrantha
Flora of Zambia: Sesbania macrantha var. macrantha
Flora of Zimbabwe: Sesbania macrantha var. macrantha

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Sesbania macrantha
African Plant Database: Sesbania macrantha
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Sesbania macrantha
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Sesbania macrantha
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Sesbania macrantha
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iNaturalist: Sesbania macrantha
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sesbania macrantha
JSTOR Plant Science: Sesbania macrantha
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sesbania macrantha
Plants of the World Online: Sesbania macrantha
Tropicos: Sesbania macrantha
Wikipedia: Sesbania macrantha


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The Burundi flora team (2025). Flora of Burundi: Species information: Sesbania macrantha var. macrantha.
https://www.burundiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=130210, retrieved 9 August 2025

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