''Entada'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the family Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It consists of some 30 species of

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s, shrubs and tropical lianas. About 21 species are known from

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, six from

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, two from the American tropics and one with a

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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 ''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 fr ...

'' Steudel ex A. Rich. * ''

Entada africana ''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 fr ...

'' Guill. & Perr. * '' Entada arenaria'' Schinz * '' Entada bacillaris'' F.White * '' Entada borneensis'' Ridl. * '' Entada camerunensis'' Villiers * '' Entada chrysostachys'' (Benth.) Drake * '' Entada dolichorrhachis'' Brenan * '' Entada gigas'' (L.) Fawc. & Rendle - sea heart, cœur de la mer (

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) * ''

Entada glandulosa ''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 hockii'' De Wild. * '' Entada leptostachya'' Harms * ''

Entada louvelii ''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 ...

'' (R.Vig.) Brenan * ''

Entada mannii ''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 ...

'' (Oliv.) Tisser. * '' Entada mossambicensis'' Torre * ''

Entada nudiflora ''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 parvifolia'' Merr. * ''

Entada pervillei ''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 ...

'' (Vatke) R.Vig. * '' Entada phaneroneura'' Brenan * ''

Entada phaseoloides ''Entada phaseoloides'' commonly named the box bean or St. Thomas’ bean, first described by Linnaeus, with its current name described by Merrill. ''E. phaseoloides'' is a liana in the pea family: called ''gugo'', ''balugo'' or ''tamayan'' in ...

'' (L.) Merr. - St. Thomas bean (

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) * '' Entada polyphylla'' Benth. * ''

Entada polystachya ''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 ...

'' (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'' Spreng. - snuff box (sea) bean (

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, Australia);
synonyms: ''E. pursaetha'' DC., ''E. monostachya'' DC. * '' Entada spinescens'' Brenan * '' Entada spiralis'' Ridl. * '' Entada stuhlmannii'' (Taub.) Harms * ''

Entada tuberosa ''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 ...

'' R.Vig. * '' Entada wahlbergii'' Harv.

References

External links

Madagascar Catalogue

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