Entada chrysostachys (Benth.) Drake

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Entada chrysostachys

Photo: Mark Hyde
By Mazowe River, Hippo Pools

Entada chrysostachys

Photo: Sally Wynn-Pitman
Just west of the mainroad bridge crossing the Manyame River, Mushumbi Pools, Mbire District, Zambezi Valley

Entada chrysostachys

Photo: Sally Wynn-Pitman
Just west of the mainroad bridge crossing the Manyame River, Mushumbi Pools, Mbire District, Zambezi Valley

Entada chrysostachys

Photo: Mark Hyde
By road from Muzarabani to Mahuwe, Gutsa CL

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Synonyms: Acacia chrysostachys Sweet
Adenanthera chrysostachys Benth.
Entada kirkii Oliv.
Common names: Zambezi entada (English) Zambezi splinter-bean (English)
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Straggling shrub or climber up to 12 m high. Leaves with 3-5 pairs of pinnae without tendrils; leaflets 10-17 pairs, 1.5-3 cm long, oblong to ovate-oblong, hairless or with appressed hairs on both surfaces. Flowers in racemes, single or clustered in the leaf axils, creamy-yellow. Pods 20-45 cm long, thickly leathery, straight or slightly curved.
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Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: In riverine fringes.
Altitude range:
Flowering time:Nov - Dec
Worldwide distribution: In Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Malawi distribution: C,S
Growth form(s): Climber, liane.
Endemic status:
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Content last updated: Wednesday 14 October 2015
Literature:

Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Mimosoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(1) Pages 16 - 18.

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 213. (Includes a picture).

Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 215.

Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 242.

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 45.

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Entada chrysostachys.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=126510, retrieved 19 March 2024

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