Egyptian Riverhemp

Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.

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Sesbania sesban (Egyptian Riverhemp) is a species of shrub in the family legumes. They have a self-supporting growth form. They have compound, broad leaves. Flowers are visited by Carpenter Bees, Giant honey bee, Megachile bicolor, and Leaf-cutter and Resin Bees.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900034
Definition: whole plant frutescent, bush, shrub

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/self-supportingGrowthForm
Definition: an organism relying on its own supportive tissues rather than a climbing habit to achieve vertical growth

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0020043
Definition: A leaf having two or more distinct leaflets that are evident as such from early in development

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002359
Definition: A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's width being notably higher than its length.

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EOL has data for 30 attributes, including:

geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Puerto Rico
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/4566966
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Leaf Complexity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0007484
- Definition: whether a leaf is intricate or compounded
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compound
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0020043
- Definition: A leaf having two or more distinct leaflets that are evident as such from early in development
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leaf morphology
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0019932
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broad
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002359
- Definition: A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's width being notably higher than its length.
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leaf sheddability
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0008548
- Definition: A plant's disposition to lose leaves by a natural process
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evergreen
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001733
- Definition: Evergreen (plant): A quality inhering in a plant by virtue of the bearer's disposition to retain foliage.
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optimal growth pH
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/OptimalGrowthpH
- Definition: The pH of a medium (water column, soil moisture) at which the growth rate of an organism is typically optimized
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7
optimal growth temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/OptimalGrowthTemperature
- Definition: Optimal temperature conditions for cell division
- Attribution: Created by Anne Thessen
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28 degrees celsius
photosynthetic pathway
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/photosyntheticPathway
- Definition: the biochemical pathway a plant uses to gain carbon for growth and reproduction. Plants have evolved three photosynthetic pathways, each in response to distinct environmental conditions, resulting in differences in their ecological patterns of growth and distribution.
- Comment: https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/the-ecology-of-photosynthetic-pathways-15785165
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c3 photosynthetic plant
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q286954
- Definition: one of three metabolic pathways for carbon fixation in photosynthesis, along with C4 and CAM. This process converts carbon dioxide and ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP, a 5-carbon sugar) into 3-phosphoglycerate through the following reaction:\r\n\r\nCO2 + H2O + RuBP → (2) 3-phosphoglycerate\r\n\r\nThis reaction occurs in all plants as the first step of the Calvin–Benson cycle.
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plant lifeform
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900022
- Definition: whole plant lifeform
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terrestrial plant
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/terrestrialPlant
- Definition: A terrestrial plant is a plant that grows on or in or from land. Other types of plants are aquatic (living in water), epiphytic (living on trees) and lithophytic (living in or on rocks)
- Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrestrial_plant
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population trend
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/population_trend
- Definition: i.e., increasing, decreasing, stable, or unknown
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Stable
trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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type specimen repository
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TypeSpecimenRepository
- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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NHMUK
used for
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Uses
- Definition: The uses of the organism or products derived from the organism.
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environmental engineering
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q146326
- Definition: integration of sciences and engineering principles to improve the natural environment for life
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Egyptian riverhemp. View this species on GBIF

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Egyptian riverhemp includes 4 children: