Entada rheedii

SPECIES

1. KingdomPlantae
2. PhylumTracheophyta
3. ClassMagnoliopsida
4. OrderFabales
5. 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.

via GBIF · Kew POWO

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