Sesbania grandiflora

Sesbania grandiflora (LinnVeanacular Name:- Aagsti, Aagstha, Agasi,Heta,Heti.

FAMILY: FABACEAE
Morphological characters:

Habit:- A soft wooded tree, 7-10 m. tall. Branches vargate, terete.
Leaves:- 15-30 cm. long, alternate, stipulate, plvinous base.
Leaflets:- 41-61 Pairs, linear-oblong, pale green, glabrous.
Petioles:- Very short.
Stipules:- Membranous, acuminate, caduceus.
Inflorescence:- 2-4 in a short axillary racemes.
Flower:- Bracteate, bracteolate, complete, bisexuals, zygomorphic, pentamerous, hypogynous or perigynous, pedicelate, 5-8 cm. long and very showy.
Calyx:- 2.5 cm. deep, 2-lipped, glabrous.
Corolla:- 8-10 cm. deep, white.
Androecium:- Stamens (9)+1, Diadelphous.
Gynoecium:- Monocarpellary, superior, unilocular ovary, with marginal placentation, style single, long, slightly bearded at the top incurved and stigma simple, terminal.
Pod:- 30-40 cm. long, falcate, not torulose, thickened on the sutures.
Flowering:- Throughout the years.