Entada
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Entada is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.[1] It consists of some 30 species of trees, shrubs and tropical lianas. About 21 species are known from Africa, six from Asia, two from the American tropics and one with a pantropical distribution. They have compound leaves and produce exceptionally large seedpods of up to Script error: No such module "convert". long. Their seeds are buoyant and survive lengthy journeys via rivers and ocean currents, to eventually wash up on tropical beaches. According to Menninger the liana species of Entada can grow up to Template:Cvt longer in eighteen months.[2] According to Dr. Bruno Kremer of the University of Cologne, Entada spp. "beats all records for longitudinal growth" reaching lengths "between Script error: No such module "convert".".[3]
Species
40 species are accepted.[4]
- Entada abyssinica Steud. ex A.Rich.
- Entada africana Guill. & Perr.
- Entada arenaria Schinz
- Entada bacillaris F.White
- Entada borneensis Ridl.
- Entada burkei (Benth.) S.A.O’Donnell & G.P.LewisScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Entada camerunensis Villiers
- Entada chrysostachys (Benth.) Drake
- Entada dolichorrhachis Brenan
- Entada elephantina (Burch.) S.A.O’Donnell & G.P.LewisScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Entada gigas (L.) Fawc. & Rendle - sea heart, cœur de la mer (Pantropical)
- Entada glandulosa Gagnep.
- Entada goetzei (Harms) S.A.O’Donnell & G.P.LewisScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Entada hockii De Wild.
- Entada leptostachya Harms
- Entada louvelii (R.Vig.) Brenan
- Entada mannii (Oliv.) Tisser.
- Entada mossambicensis Torre
- Entada nudiflora Brenan
- Entada obliqua (Burtt Davy) S.A.O’Donnell & G.P.LewisScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Entada parvifolia Merr.
- Entada pervillei (Vatke) R.Vig.
- Entada phaneroneura Brenan
- Entada phaseoloides (L.) Merr. - St. Thomas bean (Oceania, East Asia)
- Entada polyphylla Benth.
- Entada polystachya (L.) DC.
- Entada praetermissa (J.H.Ross) S.A.O’Donnell & G.P.LewisScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Entada rangei (Harms) S.A.O’Donnell & G.P.LewisScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Entada reticulata Gagnep.
- Entada rheedii Spreng. - snuff box (sea) bean (Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia);
synonyms: E. pursaetha DC., E. monostachya DC. - Entada schinziana (Dinter) S.A.O’Donnell & G.P.LewisScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Entada simplicata (Barneby) Sch.Rodr. & A.S.FloresScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Entada spinescens Brenan
- Entada spiralis Ridl.
- Entada stuhlmannii (Taub.) Harms
- Entada tonkinensis Gagnep.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Entada tuberosa R.Vig.
- Entada wahlbergii Harv.
- Entada woodii (E.Phillips) S.A.O’Donnell & G.P.LewisScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Entada zeylanica Kosterm.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
References
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