''Sesbania sesban'', the Egyptian riverhemp, is a species of plant in the legume family. Synonyms include: *''Aeschynomene aegyptiaca'' (Pers.) Steud. *''Aeschynomene sesban'' L. *''Emerus sesban'' ( L.) Kuntze *''Sesbania aegyptiaca'' Poir.

Uses

''Sesbania sesban'' is a nitrogen-fixing tree and may be useful in alley cropping.

References

Relevant literature

*Ramni Jamnadass, Jean Hanson, Jane Poole, Olivier Hanotte, Tony J. Simons, Ian K. Dawson. High differentiation among populations of the woody legume Sesbania sesban in sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for conservation and cultivation during germplasm introduction into agroforestry systems. ''Forest Ecology and Management'' Volume 210, Issues 1–3, 2005, Pages 225–238, ISSN 0378-1127, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2005.02.033.

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Faboideae Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Faboideae-stub