Sesbania grandiflora

Sesbania grandiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Clade: Robinioids
Tribe: Sesbanieae
Genus: Sesbania
Species:
S. grandiflora
Binomial name
Sesbania grandiflora
Synonyms
  • Aeschynomene grandiflora (L.) L.
  • Agati grandiflora (L.) Desv.
  • Agati grandiflora var. albiflora Wight & Arn.
  • Coronilla grandiflora (L.) Willd.
  • Dolichos arborescens G.Don
  • Dolichos arboreus Forssk.
  • Emerus grandiflorus (L.) Hornem.
  • Resupinaria grandiflora (L.) Raf.
  • Robinia grandiflora L.
  • Sesbania mannii Sachet

Sesbania grandiflora, common names vegetable hummingbird, katurai, agati, kathurumurunga, and West Indian pea, is a leguminous tree of family Fabaceae native to Malesia, including Malaysia, New Guinea, and the Philippines. It is widely distributed globally in equatorial regions. The flowers are eaten in Southeast and South Asia.