Fabaceae

Papagayo

Sesbania sericea (Willd.) Link

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Sesbania

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Papagayo: Sesbania sericea (Detalle de las flores). Tomada en Santo Tomé y Príncipe, ejemplar que crecía silvestre en las cercanías de una playa. — Photo: Lycogalus, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: سيسبان حريري
English: Papagayo

Synonyms

Aeschynomene pubescens Vahl ex DC.
Agati sericea (Willd.) Hitchc.
Coronilla pubescens Schumach. & Thonn.
Coronilla sericea Willd.
Emerus pubescens (DC.) Schumach. & Thonn.
Sesbania laevigata Afr.Fern. & E.P.Nunes
Sesbania pubescens DC.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

Photo: Lycogalus, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.