Sesbania rostrata
Bremek. & Oberm. · speciesAt a glance
Sources13 archives
Databases and archives Sesbania rostrata's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility295 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Sesbania rostrata is a small semi-aquatic leguminous tree, in the genus Sesbania.Capoen, W., Oldroyd, G., Goormachtig, S., & Holsters, M. (2010). Sesbania rostrata: a case study of natural variation in legume nodulation. New Phytologist, 186(2), 340-345. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03124.x.Cook, B.G., Pengelly, B.C., Brown, S.D., Donnelly, J.L., Eagles, D.A., Franco, M.A., Hanson, J., Mullen, B.F., Partridge, I.J., Peters, M., & Schultze-Kraft, R. (2005). Tropical Forages: an interactive selection tool. Retrieved from http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/Forages/Media/Html/Sesbania_rostrata.htm (Date accessed: November 19, 2013). It forms a symbiotic relationship with Gram-negative rhizobia which leads to the formation of nitrogen fixing nodules on both stem and roots.CABI. (2013). Sesbania Rostrata. In: Forestry Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. Retrieved from www.cabi.org/fc. (Date accessed: November 17, 2013).Capoen, W., Oldroyd, G., Goormachtig, S., & Holsters, M. (2010). Sesbania rostrata: a case study of natural variation in legume nodulation. New Phytologist, 186(2), 340–345. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03124.x. It is mainly used as green manure to improve soil fertility due to its fast growth, high biomass production and ability to convert large amounts of atmospheric nitrogen into a usable form for plants.CABI. (2013). Sesbania Rostrata. In: Forestry Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. Retrieved from www.cabi.org/fc. (Date accessed: November 17m 2013).Orwa C, Mutua A, Kindt R, Jamnadass R, & Simons A. (2009b). Agroforestry Database:a tree reference and selection guide version 4.0. Retrieved from www.worldagroforestry.org/treedb2/AFTPDFS/Carica_papaya.pdf (Date accessed: November 15, 2013).Kwesiga, F. R., Franzel, S., Place, F., Phiri, D., & Simwanza, C. P. (1999). Sesbania sesban improved fallows in eastern Zambia: Their inception, development and farmer enthusiasm. Agroforestry Systems, 47(1-3), 49–66. doi: 10.1023/A:1006256323647. Other applications include production of high quality forage for livestock and it is a source of fuel-wood.Date, R. A. (1970). Microbiological problems in the inoculation and nodulation of legumes. Plant and Soil, 32(1), 703-725. doi: 10.1007/BF01372901.7. Onim, J. M., & Dzowela, B. H. (1988). "The distribution of Sesbania species in the PANESA region". International Livestock Research Institute. Retrieved from (Date accessed: November 15, 2013).
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology6
Life cycle & reproduction5
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment8
Physiology & chemistry2
Other traits1
Compounds documented for Sesbania rostrata across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile2 classes
Documented compounds2 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-hydroxy-7-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-2-[4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]chromen-4-one | present | LOTUS | |
| Liquiritigenin | present | LOTUS |
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Sesbania rostrata has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
The complete instruction manual Sesbania rostrata carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
2n 1212×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants +2
diploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
Record type295 records
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions9 of 20 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Kew, GB | 41 |
| Paris, FR | 15 |
| Pretoria, ZA | 12 |
| Saint Louis, US | 9 |
| HNBlocation not on record | 8 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 7 |
| Université National du Béninlocation not on record | 4 |
| Xiamen, CN | 3 |
| WAGlocation not on record | 3 |
| Centre National d'Application des Recherches Pharmaceutiques (CNARP)location not on record | 2 |
| Embrapa Agrobiology Diazothrophic Microbial Culture Collectionlocation not on record | 2 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 2 |
| Plocation not on record | 1 |
| S. Bunma & H. Balslevlocation not on record | 1 |
| Yaoundé, CM | 1 |
| Chicago, US | 1 |
| Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza (PBZT)location not on record | 1 |
| Uppsala, SE | 1 |
| South Kensington, GB | 1 |
| Mus. Tinro, Vladyvostoklocation not on record | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Sesbania rostrata was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.