page_title: Sesbania punicea
section_title: Morphology
hierarchical_section_title: Sesbania punicea / Morphology
caption_attribution_description: English: Stems and leaves of Sesbania punicea.
context_page_description: Sesbania punicea is an ornamental shrub that produces reddish-orange flowers, has deciduous leaves, and grows to 15 feet high. This plant has a high demand for water, and thrives in swamps or high-moisture areas. It also requires a mildly acidic soil to grow, ranging between 6.1 and 6.5 pH.
context_section_description: This shrub has deciduous leaves that are alternate and compound with between five and 20 pairs of elliptical leaflets on a single stalk. The leaf margins are commonly entire, with little or no serration. Each leaflet is oblong in shape and ends in a pointy tip . The leaves contain stipules that are usually inconspicuous. These plants produce both fruits and flowers in a drooping fashion at the tips of these stalks. The branches of this shrub are rather thin, and are originally green, but turn a darker red brown when they mature. The bark varies from a gray brown to a red brown with obvious horizontal lenticels.
caption: Herbaceous habit of S. punicea
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