Entada chrysostachys (Benth.) Drake
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Road West of Casa Banana, Sofala, Mozambique
Photo: Bart Wursten
Road West of Casa Banana, Sofala, Mozambique
Photo: Bart Wursten
Road West of Casa Banana, Sofala, Mozambique
Photo: Mark Hyde
By Mazowe River, Hippo Pools
Photo: Sally Wynn-Pitman
Just west of the mainroad bridge crossing the Manyame River, Mushumbi Pools, Mbire District, Zambezi Valley
Photo: Sally Wynn-Pitman
Just west of the mainroad bridge crossing the Manyame River, Mushumbi Pools, Mbire District, Zambezi Valley
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka, cultivated at Protea Hill Farm from seed collected Luangwa Valley, Kakumbi.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Eastern Province, on Mfuwe – Mwanya road, Chief Nsefu’s area.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Chienge District, Puta, Luao River.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Chienge District, Puta, Luao River.
Photo: Mark Hyde
By road from Muzarabani to Mahuwe, Gutsa CL
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Synonyms:
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Acacia chrysostachys Sweet Adenanthera chrysostachys Benth. Entada kirkii Oliv.
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Common names:
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Zambezi entada (English)
Zambezi splinter-bean (English)
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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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:
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Habitat:
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In riverine fringes. |
Altitude range: (metres) |
Up to 1000 m |
Flowering time: | Nov - Dec |
Worldwide distribution:
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In Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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N,W,E,S |
Growth form(s):
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Climber, liane.
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Endemic status:
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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 |
Images last updated: |
Wednesday 14 October 2015 |
Literature:
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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, 2002-24
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Entada chrysostachys. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=126510, retrieved 28 March 2024
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