O'Donnell, Shawn A.;Ringelberg, Jens J.;Lewis, Gwilym P.
Entada rheedei
Sign in to saveAlso known as African dream herb, snuffbox sea bean, cacoon vine
species of plant
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
Native toAndaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Cameroon, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Comoros, DR Congo
Observations recorded2,008
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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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 180
- With media
- 96
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Collections
- RSA, MEL, US, BRIT, NY
- Recorded in
- Thailand, Australia, Malaysia, Philippines, Myanmar, Equatorial Guinea, Federated States Of Micronesia, Indonesia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Entada
- Named after
- Hendrik van Rheede
- Image
- Entada rheedei or E scandens (Garambi or African Dream Herb) in Talakona forest, AP W IMG 8280.jpg
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