Vegetable Hummingbird

Sesbania grandiflora

Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	9-12 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun
Water requirement	Moist, Wet
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Physical characteristics
Height	12.0
Cultivation details
Layer	Trees
Growth	Fast
Uses
Utility	Adhesive, Biomass, Fire starter, Fencing, Fiber, Animal feed, Cover crop, Gum, Mulch, textiles, Plant support, Wind breaker, Soil conditioner, Soil reclamation, Tannin, Lumber, Coppice, Nitrogen fixer
Edible	true
Edible parts	Flowers, Leaves, Seed, Seedpod, Shoots
Edible uses	Condiment, Gum, Tea
Names
Alternate name	Agati, butterfly tree, corkwood tree, gallito, cresta de gallo, báculo, agache, agase, agasta, agasti phul, agasti, agathi, agatoio, agthio, agust, agusta, ai-turi, akatthi, anari, angkie dei, athi, avasinana, avesi, ayathio, bagphal, bak, bakapushpam, bakphul, basna, bokful, bokphul, buko, chuchurangmei, daun turi, dok khae baan, geti, hatiya, kacang turi, kambang tuli, katuray, katurumurunga kolle, ke, khae baan, khae-khao, madga, ogosti, peragathi, scarlet wisteria tree, sesban, shevari, shiro-gochou, so dua, swamp pea, ta-hua, tien-tsing, toroj, turi, vegetable hummingbird, west indian pea tree, agase, agasti phul, agastya, agathi, agati, baby boots, dhaincha, gallito, hummingbird tree\|kathuru murunga, itkata, ofai, picashia, po-son-cha, scarlet wistaria-tree, ses bania, sesbania, spanish armada, vegetable hummingbird, vegetable-hummingbird, west indian-pea
Taxonomy
Family	Fabaceae
Origin and spread
Native to	Jawa, Malaya, New Guinea, Philippines
Introduced into	Andaman Is., Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Benin, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Chagos Archipelago, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, India, Jamaica, Laccadive Is., Laos, Leeward Is., Malawi, Maldives, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Windward Is., Yemen
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Created: 2020-11-13 18:53:49 UTC
Last updated: 2025-05-28 20:32:55 UTC by andrew-haupt

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Vegetable Hummingbird

Sesbania grandiflora

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thaifarmer 28 Mar 2023

White or pink/purple edible flowers. Nitrogen fixer.

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Sesbania grandiflora

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