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Entada rheedii Spreng.

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HIGHER TAXON: Mimoseae

GENUS: Entada Adans.

Entada rheedii Spreng. [Preferred name]
    Adenanthera gogo Blanco {Synonym}
    Entada gigalobium sensu auct., p.p. {Misapplied}
    Entada gigas G.C.C.Gilbert & Boutique {Misapplied}
    Entada gogo (Blanco)I.M.Johnst. {Synonym}
    Entada phaseoloides sensu auct. {Misapplied}
    Entada pursaetha DC. {Synonym}
    Entada pusaetha DC. {Orthographic variant}
    Entada rheedei Spreng. {Orthographic variant}
    Entada scandens sensu auct. {Misapplied}
    Entada schefferi Ridl. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Liane Sabre [1915]; Liane Staub [1915]; Vahankarabo [3402]; Vaheamiolana [3402]; Vaheasolana [3402]; Vahebe [3402]; Vahinikarabo [3402]; Vahinkarebao [3402]; Vihinkarabo [3402]; Voankarabo [3402]; Voheankarabo [3402]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Cameroon (N) [8]; Equatorial Guinea (N) [8]; Ghana (N) [11]; Guinea (N) [11]; Guinea Bissau (N) [11]; Ivory Coast (N) [8]; Kenya (N) [1]; Liberia (N) [8]; Malawi (N) [6]; Mozambique (N) [6]; Nigeria (N) [11]; Senegal (N) [8]; Sierra Leone (N) [11]; South Africa (N) [1]; Tanzania (N) [1]; Togo (N) [11]; Uganda (N) [1]; Zaire (N) [8]; Zimbabwe (N) [8]
  Asia
Bangladesh (N) [1914, 3091]; Bhutan (N) [1947]; Brunei (N) [2022]; Cambodia (N) [1913]; China (N) [1, 261, 1914, 1998]; India (N) [261, 1914, 1944, 1947, 1998, 3009, 3015, 3016, 3018, 3019, 3021, 3026, 3027, 3031, 3037, 3038, 3039, 3040, 3042, 3043, 3056, 3091, 3092, 3093, 3094, 3095, 3096, 3098, 3099, 3100, 3101, 3102, 3103, 3104, 3105, 3108, 3366]; Andhra Pradesh [3009, 3015, 3093]; Arunachal Pradesh [3038, 3040]; Bihar [3016, 3031, 3091]; Goa [3094]; Karnataka [1944, 3018, 3021, 3093, 3095, 3096]; Kerala [3366]; Madhaya Pradesh [3366]; Maharashtra [3019, 3098, 3099, 3100, 3101, 3108]; Manipur [3038]; Meghalaya [3038, 3042, 3043]; Mizoram [3038]; Nagaland [3039]; Orissa [3026, 3091]; Sikkim [1947]; Tamil Nadu [3027, 3102, 3103]; Tripura [3038, 3092]; West Bengal [3037, 3038, 3104, 3105]; Indonesia (N) [2022]; Irian Jaya (N) [2022]; Jawa (N) [2022]; Kalimantan (N) [2022]; Laos (N) [1913]; Lesser Sunda Is (N) [2022]; Malaysia (N) [2022]; Moluccas (N) [2022, 3056]; Myanmar (N) [1913, 1914]; Nepal (N) [1914, 2898, 3369]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [2022]; Philippines (N) [1, 261]; Sabah (N) [2022]; Sarawak (N) [2022]; Sri Lanka (N) [1927]; Sulawesi (N) [2022]; Taiwan (N) [1929]; Thailand (N) [1998]; Vietnam (N) [1913]
  Australasia
Australia (N) [1, 261, 1880]; Queensland [1880]; Papua New Guinea (N) [261]
  Indian Ocean
Andaman Is (N) [1914, 3389]; Christmas I (N) [3920]; Comoro Is (U) [3054, 4747]; Madagascar (N) [1982, 3054, 3402, 4747]; Maldives (N) [3062, 3076]; Mauritius (U) [1915]; Nicobar Is (N) [1914, 3366]; Seychelles (I) [1941]
  Pacific Ocean
Bismarck Archipelago (N) [261]; Guam (N) [1, 261]; Northern Marianas (U) [2235]; Solomon Is (N) [261]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Guineo-Congolian forest. [7];
    Lake Victoria regional mosaic; forest. [1];
    Zambezian forest [6];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [1, 6, 261, 1913, 1915, 1927, 1941, 1998, 2022, 2111, 3057, 3402, 3920] ; Distribution Map [2022] ; Illustration [1913, 1915, 1998]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing [261] [1915] [3402] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-04 Seneviratne GI (Sinhala & Tamil Names), 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Shrub [261] [1915] [3402] ; Lifespan: Perennial [261] [3402] ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1994/1995 Lewis GP ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Polhill RM, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 1998 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane PV, 2003-11 (Madagascar) Novoselova MS extract

  
USES:
  Domestic [1913, 2022]; Fibre [3402]; Food and Drink [1913, 3402]; Medicine [1913, 1927, 3056, 3402]; Miscellaneous [32]; Toxins [1927]

  
NOTES:
  Two subspecies recognised; see subspecies rheedii & subspecies sinohimalensis. [1913]
  Saponins in bark and seed used as soap [2022]
  The only Seychelles record is a stranded, but viable seed. [1941]
  Dispersed by water; often found along rivers at limit of tidal influence. [2022]
  Saponin content in bark and seeds considerable. [2022]
  Probably introduced to Mauritius in the 18th century, but may be indigenous. [1915]
  The only Seychelles record is a stranded but viable seed. Specific identity [1941]
  doubtful. [1941]
  Similar record from the Maldives. [3062]

  
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