Sesbania grandiflora | |
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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
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Sesbania grandiflora | |
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Sesbania grandiflora,[2][page needed] commonly known as vegetable hummingbird,[3] katurai, agati, or West Indian pea, is a small leguminous tree native to Maritime Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. The flowers are commonly eaten in Southeast and South Asia.