Entada rheedii Spreng.
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Chiniziuwa River, Cheringoma, Sofala.
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Chiniziuwa River, Cheringoma, Sofala.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Chiniziuwa River, Cheringoma, Sofala.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Chiniziuwa River, Cheringoma, Sofala.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Chiniziuwa River, Cheringoma, Sofala.
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Along path from Chitengo Camp to Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park.
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Along path from Chitengo Camp to Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path from Chitengo Camp to Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path from Chitengo Camp to Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path from Chitengo Camp to Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path from Chitengo Camp to Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park.
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
Synonyms:
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Entada pursaetha DC.
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Common names:
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Sea-bean (English)
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Description:
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Large unarmed liane, stems reaching tree size. Leaves with 1-2 pairs of pinnae; leaflets in 3-5 pairs per pinna, oblong, up to 9 × 4 cm; rhachis ending in a forked tendril. Flowers in long, axillary spikes up to 23 cm, cream to pale yellow. Pods huge, up to 2 m × 15 cm, flat but woody, breaking down into single-seeded segments, leaving the outer rim. Seeds very hard, 4.5 × 5 cm, often found washed up on beaches. |
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Derivation of specific name:
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rheedii: after Hendrik Adriaan van Rheede tot Drakenstein (1636 – 1691), colonial administrator of the Dutch East India Company and naturalist. |
Habitat:
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In lowland forest. |
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Up to 300 m |
Flowering time: | Oct |
Worldwide distribution:
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Widespread in tropical Africa. Also on the coast of KwaZulu-Natal, India to China, Philippines and northern Australia. |
Malawi distribution:
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Growth form(s):
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Climber, liane.
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Literature:
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Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Mimosoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(1) Pages 15 - 16. as Entada pursaetha (Includes a picture).
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 214. (Includes a picture).
Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 242. As Entada pursaetha
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, 2014-23
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
Flora of Malawi: Species information: Entada rheedii. https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=126520, retrieved 24 March 2023
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