Entada gigas (L.)Fawcett & Rendle

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Entada Adans.
Tribe: Mimoseae
References: [1056][1604][1]

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Other names:

• Entada gigalobium DC. [Synonym] [1604]
  
• Entada planoseminata (De Wild.)G.Gilbert & Boutique [Synonym] [1]
  
• Entada planoseminata (De Wild.)Gilbert & Boutique [Synonym] [1501]
  
• Entada scandens (L.)Benth. [Synonym] [1658][1501]
  
• Entada umbonata (De Wild.)Gilbert & Boutique [Synonym] [1501]
  
• Entada umbonata (De Wild.)G.Gilbert & Boutique [Synonym] [1]
  
• Mimosa gigas L. [Synonym] [1501][1408][1056][1604]
  
• Mimosa scandens L. [Synonym] [1408]
  

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Common Names:

• Cacoon [1056]
  
• Cacorne [2157]
  
• Caracol [2157]
  
• Chocho [2157]
  
• Habilla [2304]
  
• Liane Cacorne [2157]
  
• Samo [2157]
  
• Sea Heart [3129]
  
• Water Vine [2157]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1993 Zarucchi JL
  • 1999 Bisby FA
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1994/1995 Lewis GP
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Miscellaneous [32]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Angola-ISO [8]
  • Cameroon [8]
  • Central African Rep. [8]
  • Equatorial Guinea-ISO [11]
  • Gabon [104]
  • Ghana [8]
  • Liberia [11]
  • Sierra Leone [8]
  • Sudan [8]
  • Togo [23]
  • Uganda [1]
  • Zaire [8]
  • Zambia [6]

• Caribbean [1] [1056] [2157]
  • Dominican Republic [2157]
  • Haiti [2157]
  • Jamaica [1056]

• Central America [1] [2233] [2304]
  • Belize [1242]
  • Costa Rica [1658]
  • Guatemala [2233]
  • Mexico(South East) [2304]
  • Nicaragua [2233]
  • Panama [1604]

• South America
  • Colombia [1]
  • Ecuador [1229]
  • French Guiana [1408]

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Notes:

• Seeds used as beads (JML pers.obs.). May occur in Tanzania (Herb.K).
  
• Drift seed reported from beaches in Florida, USA. [3132]
  
• Reported from beaches in the Netherlands - as drift seed or shipping refuse. [3133]
  
• Drift seed reported from beaches in Kenya. [3136]
  
• Drift seed reported from beaches in Gabon. [3134]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:46:47