''Entada'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family

Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomenc ...

, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily

Caesalpinioideae Caesalpinioideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, placed in the large family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. Its name is formed from the generic name ''Caesalpinia''. It is known also as the peacock flower subfamily. The Caesalpinioideae ...

. It consists of some 30 species of trees,

shrub A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...

s and tropical

liana A liana is a long- stemmed, woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy in search of direct sunlight. The word ''liana'' does not refer to a ta ...

s. 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 long. Their seeds are buoyant and survive lengthy journeys via rivers and ocean currents, to eventually wash up on tropical beaches.

Species

The following species have been accepted: * '' Entada abyssinica'' Steudel ex A. Rich. * '' Entada africana'' Guill. & Perr. * '' Entada arenaria'' Schinz * '' Entada bacillaris'' F.White * '' Entada borneensis'' Ridl. * '' Entada camerunensis'' Villiers * '' Entada chrysostachys'' (Benth.) Drake * '' Entada dolichorrhachis'' Brenan * ''

Entada gigas ''Entada gigas'', commonly known as the monkey-ladder, sea bean, cœur de la mer or sea heart, is a species of flowering liana in the pea family, Fabaceae of the Mimosa subfamily, which is often raised to family rank (Mimosaceae). They are nati ...

'' (L.)

Fawc. William Fawcett (1851–1926) was a British botanist and coauthor of the ''Flora of Jamaica''. He was born in Arklow, County Wicklow, on 13 February 1851. He studied at the University of London, obtaining a BSc in 1879. He became a Fellow of th ...

& Rendle - sea heart, cœur de la mer ( Pantropical) * '' Entada glandulosa'' Gagnep. * '' Entada hockii'' De Wild. * ''

Entada leptostachya ''Entada'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It consists of some 30 species of trees, shrubs and tropical lianas. About 21 species are known from Africa, six fro ...

'' Harms * '' Entada louvelii'' (R.Vig.) Brenan * '' Entada mannii'' (Oliv.) Tisser. * ''

Entada mossambicensis ''Entada'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It consists of some 30 species of trees, shrubs and tropical lianas. About 21 species are known from Africa, six from A ...

'' Torre * '' Entada nudiflora'' Brenan * '' Entada parvifolia'' Merr. * '' Entada pervillei'' (Vatke) R.Vig. * ''

Entada phaneroneura ''Entada'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It consists of some 30 species of trees, shrubs and tropical lianas. About 21 species are known from Africa, six fro ...

'' Brenan * '' Entada phaseoloides'' (L.) Merr. - St. Thomas bean ( Oceania, East Asia) * ''

Entada polyphylla ''Entada'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It consists of some 30 species of trees, shrubs and tropical lianas. About 21 species are known from Africa, six from A ...

'' Benth. * '' Entada polystachya'' (L.) DC. * ''

Entada reticulata ''Entada'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It consists of some 30 species of trees, shrubs and tropical lianas. About 21 species are known from Africa, six from A ...

'' Gagnep. * ''

Entada rheedii ''Entada rheedii'', commonly known as African dream herb or snuff box sea bean, and as the cacoon vine in Jamaica, is a large woody liana or climber of the Mimosa Family (Mimosaceae). The vine can grow as long as 120 meters (393.7 feet). Their s ...

'' Spreng. - snuff box (sea) bean ( Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia,

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);
synonyms: ''E. pursaetha'' DC., ''E. monostachya'' DC. * ''

Entada spinescens ''Entada'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It consists of some 30 species of trees, shrubs and tropical lianas. About 21 species are known from Africa, six from A ...

'' Brenan * ''

Entada spiralis ''Entada'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, in the Mimosoideae, mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It consists of some 30 species of trees, shrubs and tropical lianas. About 21 species are known from Africa ...

'' Ridl. * ''

Entada stuhlmannii ''Entada'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It consists of some 30 species of trees, shrubs and tropical lianas. About 21 species are known from Africa, six from A ...

'' (Taub.) Harms * '' Entada tuberosa'' R.Vig. * ''

Entada wahlbergii ''Entada'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It consists of some 30 species of trees, shrubs and tropical lianas. About 21 species are known from Africa, six from A ...

'' Harv.

References

External links

Madagascar Catalogue

Taxonomy
* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q2717267 Fabaceae genera