Entada chrysostachys (Benth.) Drake
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Picture: Bart Wursten
Road West of Casa Banana, Sofala, Mozambique
Picture: Bart Wursten
Road West of Casa Banana, Sofala, Mozambique
Picture: Bart Wursten
Road West of Casa Banana, Sofala, Mozambique
Picture: Mark Hyde
By Mazowe River, Hippo Pools
Picture: Sally Wynn-Pitman
Just west of the mainroad bridge crossing the Manyame River, Mushumbi Pools, Mbire District, Zambezi Valley
Picture: Sally Wynn-Pitman
Just west of the mainroad bridge crossing the Manyame River, Mushumbi Pools, Mbire District, Zambezi Valley
Lusaka SE, cultivated from seed collected Luangwa Valley, Kakumbi; Oct 2011.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Climber in Mopane Woodland, massive liane;
on Mfuwe – Mwanya road; Nov 2004.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Chienge District, Puta, Luao River; Sep 2008.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Puta, Luao River
Sep 2008
Photo: Mike Bingham
Picture: Bart Wursten
EOWBL
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EOWBL
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EOWBL
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Picture: Mark Hyde
By road from Muzarabani to Mahuwe, Gutsa CL
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Synonyms:
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Acacia chrysostachys Sweet Adenanthera chrysostachys Benth. Entada kirkii Oliv.
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Occasional |
Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Straggling shrub or climber up to 12 m high. Leaves with 3-5 pairs of pinnae without tendrils; leaflets 10-17 pairs, 1.5-3 cm long, oblong to ovate-oblong, hairless or with appressed hairs on both surfaces. Flowers in racemes, single or clustered in the leaf axils, creamy-yellow. Pods 20-45 cm long, thickly leathery, straight or slightly curved. |
Type location:
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Madagascar |
Notes:
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The plants from the Luau River very close to the Congo border, appear to be this species. |
Derivation of specific name:
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Habitat:
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The plants from the Luau R. very close to the Congo border, appear to be this species. |
Altitude range: |
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Flowering time: | Nov - Dec |
Worldwide distribution:
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In Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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N,E,S |
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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Lp,E,S |
Growth form(s):
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Climber, liane.
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Lower Risk - near threatened |
Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: |
Tuesday 1 October 2013 |
Literature:
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Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Mimosoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(1) Pages 16 - 18.
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 213. (Includes a picture).
Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 215.
Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 242.
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 45.
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Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.
(2024).
Flora of Zambia: Species information: Entada chrysostachys. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=126510, retrieved 23 April 2024
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