Sesbania chippendalei, commonly known as the yellow pea-bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. The species is native to Australia, and was described in 1965.
Sesbania chippendalei is an annual plant, with yellow flowers and light brown seeds.
Taxonomy Sesbania chippendalei was described by Nancy Tyson Burbidge in 1965. The holotype specimen was collected west of Camooweal.
Distribution Sesbania chippendalei is native to the seasonally dry tropical biome of Australia. It is present in the Northern Territory and Queensland.
Description Sesbania chippendalei is an annual plant, that grows up to high. The young shoots have closely pressed hairs.
The plant has an even number of leaves, which are long. It has twelve to forty pairs of leaflets, which are oblong, and long.
The rachis has six to ten flowers, which grow on slender stems. The stems are long. The calyx is long, and cup or bell-shaped. The corolla is pale yellow, and has a long standard (posterior petal).
The fruits are pods, which are long, and around wide. The seeds are light brown, oblong, and around long. The species is in flower and fruit for most of the year.
Nomenclature In the Malak-Malak language, the species is known as . In the Matngala language, the species was known as .
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