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Entada
''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 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. According to Menninger the liana species of ''Entada'' can grow up to longer in eighteen months. According to Dr. Bruno Kremer of the University of Cologne, ''Entada'' spp. "beats all records for longitudinal growth" reaching lengths "between ". Species 40 species are accepted. * '' Entada abyssinica'' Steud. ex A.Rich. * ''Entada africana'' Guill. & Perr. * '' Entada arenaria'' Schinz * '' Entada bacillaris'' F.White * '' Entada borneensis'' Ridl. * '' Ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entada Africana
''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, six from Asia, two from the Neotropical realm, 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. According to Menninger the liana species of ''Entada'' can grow up to longer in eighteen months. According to Dr. Bruno Kremer of the University of Cologne, ''Entada'' spp. "beats all records for longitudinal growth" reaching lengths "between ". Species 40 species are accepted. * ''Entada abyssinica'' Steud. ex A.Rich. * ''Entada africana'' Guill. & Perr. * ''Entada arenaria'' Schinz * ''Entada bacillaris'' F.White * ''Entada b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entada Dolichorrhachis
''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 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. According to Menninger the liana species of ''Entada'' can grow up to longer in eighteen months. According to Dr. Bruno Kremer of the University of Cologne, ''Entada'' spp. "beats all records for longitudinal growth" reaching lengths "between ". Species 40 species are accepted. * '' Entada abyssinica'' Steud. ex A.Rich. * ''Entada africana'' Guill. & Perr. * '' Entada arenaria'' Schinz * '' Entada bacillaris'' F.White * '' Entada borneensis'' Ridl. * '' Ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 native to Central America, the Caribbean, northern South America, and Africa. It is notable for having the family's largest seedpods. Description Generative characteristics The fruit measures across and can reach in length. There have been reports of pods up to in length. This pod, like all legumes, is a single carpel, the largest carpel of any known plant. Inside the pods are ten to fifteen seeds, each of which have a diameter of and a thickness of . The seeds contain a hollow cavity, which gives them buoyancy. After being washed by rain into rivers and then the ocean, the seeds of ''E. gigas'' drift long distances on ocean currents. Seed buoyancy and vitality lasts at least two years. Use In Gabon it is used to make ropes and nets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
