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Entada rheedii
Spreng.
Fabaceae
This species is closely related to Entada phaseoloides, and has often been confused with that species in the literature. The uses of the two species are probably virtually identical[
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- Plants for a Future
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- Ken Fern
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- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
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Adenanthera gogo Blanco
Entada cirrhosa Raf.
Entada entada (L.) Huth
Entada formosana Kaneh.
Entada gigas G.C.C.Gilbert & Boutique
Entada gogo (Blanco) I.M.Johnst.
Entada koshunensis Hayata & Kaneh.
Entada laotica Gagnep.
Entada monostachya DC.
Entada pursaetha DC.
Entada rheedei Spreng.
Entada scandens auct.
Entada schefferi Ridl.
Mimosa entada L.
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General Information
Entada rheedii is a large and very vigorous climbing shrub, producing stems that can be 120 metres long and up to 40cm in diameter near the base. These stems twine around other plants for support, often scrambling through the canopy from one tree to another. The plant has very large seedpods that can be up to 200cm long and 15cm wide[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- Flora Malesiana Series 1
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- Various
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- http://www.archive.org
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- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
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- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
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- Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
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- http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
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- An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Known Hazards
This species may be poisonous as it contains various saponins particularly in the bark, root and seeds[
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- Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
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- http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
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- An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
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The bark has been used as a fish poison[
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- Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
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- http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
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- An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
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Botanical References
Range
Africa - Senegal to Uganda and Kenya, south to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and S. Africa; E. Asia - Indian subcontinent, through southeast Asia to Australia.
Habitat
Primary and secondary forest, especially along rivers, inland from the mangrove and in beach forest, usually at elevations up to 400 metres, occasionally to 900 metres[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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Properties
Edibility Rating | |
Medicinal Rating | |
Other Uses Rating | |
Habit | Climber |
Height | 100.00 m |
Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Seed - cooked[
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- Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
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- http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
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- An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
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- Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
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- http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
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- An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
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- Genetic Resources of Under-exploited Legumes/Tribal Pulses of Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu
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- J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. Vol. 35 No.2 (2011)
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- Kalidass C. & Mohan V.R.
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- 2011
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Medicinal
The bark, which contains saponins, is used as a treatment against pains, itch and perhaps fever[
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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The seeds, which contains saponins, are used as a treatment against pains, itch and perhaps fever[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- Author
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- http://proseanet.org/
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- http://proseanet.org/
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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The leaves are dried and smoked to induce vivid dreams[
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- Flowers of India
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- http://www.flowersofindia.net/
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- A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars.
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Other Uses
The bark and seeds are rich sources of saponins which are used as a soap for cleaning clothes, washing the hair and skin etc[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- Author
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- http://proseanet.org/
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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- Flora Malesiana Series 1
- Publication
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- Author
- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
,
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- Asean Tropical Plant Database
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- http://211.114.21.20/tropicalplant/index.jsp
- Publisher
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- Year
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- ISBN
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- Terse details, with photos, of many of the plants growing in the tropical forests of southeast Asia. Gives some details of plant uses along with a description of the plant and its range.
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An oil obtained from the seeds is used as an illuminant in lamps[
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- Oil Yielding Plants
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- Author
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- Website
- http://mnes.nic.in/list/oil-plants.pdf
- Publisher
- Botanical Survey of India.
- Year
- 2004
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A PDF downloaded from the Internet. Very terse details about the applications of oil obtained from over 300 species of plants.
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The large seeds are used as beads[
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- Asean Tropical Plant Database
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- http://211.114.21.20/tropicalplant/index.jsp
- Publisher
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-
- ISBN
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- Description
- Terse details, with photos, of many of the plants growing in the tropical forests of southeast Asia. Gives some details of plant uses along with a description of the plant and its range.
]. The smooth shining seeds are used for games[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- http://proseanet.org/
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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The seeds are used to polish various artefacts by rubbing[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- http://proseanet.org/
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- ISBN
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- Description
- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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Propagation
Seed - it has a hard seedcoat and may benefit from scarification before sowing to speed up germination. This can usually be done by pouring a small amount of nearly boiling water on the seeds (being careful not to cook them!) and then soaking them for 12 - 24 hours in warm water. By this time they should have imbibed moisture and swollen - if they have not, then carefully make a nick in the seedcoat (being careful not to damage the embryo) and soak for a further 12 hours before sowing.
Cuttings root easily[
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- Flora Malesiana Series 1
- Publication
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- Author
- Various
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- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
].
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