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The legume Sesbania bispinosa, also known as Sesbania aculeata (Willd.) Pers., is a small tree in the genus Sesbania.

Sesbania bispinosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Sesbanieae
Genus: Sesbania
Species:
S. bispinosa
Binomial name
Sesbania bispinosa
(Jacq.) W.Wight
Synonyms

Sesbania aculeata (Willd.) Pers. 1807

The flower is the provincial flower of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand.


Names


The name Sesbania is taken from its Arabic name Siesaban "سيسبان". It is known by many common names, including danchi, dunchi, dhaincha, canicha, prickly sesban, jantar or spiny sesbania. In Vietnam, it is called điên điển gai or điền thanh gai. In Cambodia, it is called ស្នោ (Pka Snaô).


Distribution and habitat


It is native to Asia and North Africa, is most common in tropical Africa where it grows as a common noxious weed, and has been introduced to the Americas. It can grow on saline soil.

S. bispinosa is adapted to wet, heavy soil but apparently adapts easily to drought-prone or sandy regions. It is cultivated widely in India and it is grown in rice paddies in Vietnam for use as firewood.


Description


It is an annual shrub which can grow to seven metres in height but usually only reaches one to two metres. It sends out fibrous, pithy stems with long leaves and bears purple-spotted yellow flowers. It produces pods which contain light brown beans.[1]


Uses


The plant has a great number of uses, including as green manure, rice straw, wood and fodder.


Culinary uses


The yellow flowers of S. aculeata are eaten as a vegetable in Southeast Asia. They are much smaller than the more popular white flowers of Sesbania grandiflora, but similar in shape. Still, they are appreciated as food in Thai and Vietnamese cuisine.[2]

In the Thai language the flowers are called ดอกโสน (dok sanō). They are used in Thai cuisine both cooked and raw,[3] they can also be used to make omelettes[4] and sweets. [5]


Images


View of a bush growing by a canal
View of a bush growing by a canal
Gỏi tép đồng và bông điên điển, a Vietnamese dish using Sesbania bispinosa flowers
Gỏi tép đồng và bông điên điển, a Vietnamese dish using Sesbania bispinosa flowers

See also



References







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