Entada abyssinica Steud. ex A. Rich.

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Entada abyssinica

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road from entrance gate to Chitengo between Nhanvu and 2nd Bridge, Gorongosa National Park.

Entada abyssinica

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road from entrance gate to Chitengo between Nhanvu and 2nd Bridge, Gorongosa National Park.

Entada abyssinica

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road from entrance gate to Chitengo between Nhanvu and 2nd Bridge, Gorongosa National Park.

Entada abyssinica

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road from Coutada 11 boundary to Chironde, Coutada 12, Cheringoma

Entada abyssinica

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road from Coutada 11 boundary to Chironde, Coutada 12, Cheringoma

Entada abyssinica

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road from Coutada 11 boundary to Chironde, Coutada 12, Cheringoma

Entada abyssinica

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road from Nhabawa to Chikukwa, Chimanimani National Reserve

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Synonyms:
Common names: Splinter bean (English) Tree entada (English)
Frequency: Frequent
Status: Native
Description:
Small tree, without thorns. Leaves bipinnately compound, Acacia-like. Flowers creamy-white to yellowish in long fluffy spikes. Fruit a large papery pod, breaking up into one-seeded segments, leaving only the thin woody rim on the tree.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: abyssinica: of Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
Habitat: Open savannah woodland
Altitude range:
Flowering time:Oct - Dec
Worldwide distribution: Sierra Leone to Eritrea and south to Angola, Zimbabwe and Mozambique
Mozambique distribution: N,Z,T,MS
Growth form(s): Tree.
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects associated with this species: Charaxes zoolina zoolina (Food plant)
Charaxes etesipe tavetensis (Larval foodplant)
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Content last updated: Wednesday 5 February 2020
Literature:

Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Mimosoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(1) Pages 16 - 17. (Includes a picture).

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 212. (Includes a picture).

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 24.

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.

Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 94.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Entada abyssinica
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Entada abyssinica
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Wikipedia: Entada abyssinica


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Entada abyssinica.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=126490, retrieved 19 March 2024

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