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Synonyms: |
Entada pursaetha DC. Entada rheedii (Spreng) incorrect spelling |
Common names: | Sea-bean (English) |
Frequency: | Rare in Zimbabwe |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
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. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | rheedei: after Hendrik Adriaan van Rheede tot Drakenstein (1636 – 1691), colonial administrator of the Dutch East India Company and naturalist. |
Habitat: | In lowland forest. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 300 m (approx) |
Flowering time: | Oct |
Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa. Also on the coast of KwaZulu-Natal, India to China, Philippines and northern Australia. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
Growth form(s): | Climber, liane. |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Tuesday 26 June 2007 |
Literature: |
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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