Entada rheedei

Also known as African dream herb, snuffbox sea bean, cacoon vine

species of plant

In the Vinony graph

Within Vinony's link graph, Entada rheedei is referenced by 21 other articles, and connects out to Kurt Sprengel, Mozambique and Jamaica.

Vinony files it under Bushfood, Decorative fruits and seeds and Dreaming-enhancing oneirogens.

Its subject is documented across 23 Wikipedia language editions.

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

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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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