Entada rheedii Spreng.

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🗒 Synonyms

synonym	Adenanthera gogo Blanco
synonym	Entada gigalobium Sensu auct., p.p.
synonym	Entada gigas G.C.C.Gilbert & Boutique
synonym	Entada gogo (Blanco)I.M.Johnst.
synonym	Entada phaseoloides Sensu auct.
synonym	Entada pursaetha DC.
synonym	Entada pusaetha DC.
synonym	Entada rheedei Spreng.
synonym	Entada scandens Sensu auct.
synonym	Entada schefferi Ridl.

🗒 Common Names

English	Ladynut Mackary Bean
Hindi	Gila
Malayalam	Kaka Valli
Other	Manga Kodi
Tamil	Irikki Yanaikozhinji

📚 Overview

SubSpecies Varieties Races

Diagnostic Keys

Description

No Data

📚 Nomenclature and Classification

Nomenclature and Classification

Taxon Record Name

References

Type Information

No Data

📚 Natural History

Growth Form

Climber

Field Tips

The thick stems are spirally twisted and angled.

Flower

In axillary pendulous spikes, cream. Flowering from April-June.

Fruit

A pod, elongated, jointed, flat, woody. Seeds 10, ovoid, compressed, hard. Fruiting from June onwards.

Leaf Apices

Retuse

Leaf arrangement

Alternate distichous

Leaf Bases

Cuneate

Leaf Margins

Entire

Leaf Shapes

Ovate

Leaf Types

Bipinnate

Habit

A large liana.

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References

Pollinators

Bees

Miscellaneous Details

Seeds are cooked and eaten.

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References

No Data

📚 Habitat and Distribution

Habitat and Distribution

General Habitat

Occasional, upto 1100m. Tropical and South Africa, Sri Lanka, India to China, Malaysia to Australia.

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Distribution

Description

Endemic Distribution

No Data

📚 Occurrence

Occurrence

No Data

📚 Demography and Conservation

Demography and Conservation

Protection Legal Status

No Data

📚 Uses and Management

Uses and Management

Uses

Small bird 'sitiki paki' collects the nectar. Seeds are made into a paste with water and cumin. The mixture is boiled and brought to half its original volume. This is used to relieve chest pain. The paste of the seeds is applied on the right side of the abdomen to cure pain in the stomach. A pinch of the kernel powder is added to omelets with small onions and coconut oil. This cures pain in the joints.

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