Sesbania subalata is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a herb that grows up to high. The inflorescence has three to nine flowers, and the fruit is a pod.
Sesbania subalata is native to Tanzania, and was described in 1963.
Taxonomy The species was described by Jan Bevington Gillett in 1963.
Distribution Sesbania subalata is native to the seasonally dry tropical biome of Tanzania.
The species grows on sandy river-banks, in mixed dry scrub, or on red sandy soil near streams. It is present at elevations of .
Description Sesbania subalata is a herb that grows up to high. The stems are smooth, and may be tinged maroon or purplish-grey. The plant has up to thirty pairs of leaflets. The leaflets are up to long, and up to wide.
The inflorescence is a raceme with three to nine flowers. The flower stems are up to long. The receptacle is around long. The calyx tube is around long.
The fruit is a pod that grows up to long, and wide. The pod has twenty-five to forty seeds, which are olive-green, suboblong, and around long.
Sesbania subalata may be confused with Sesbania quadrata, though the species differ in the details of their flowers and pods.
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