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Entada gigas

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Details
Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
Links to other databases
Genome
Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Details Top

Internal ID UUID643fde9813c26534218285
Scientific name Entada gigas
Authority (L.) Fawc. & Rendle
First published in Fl. Jamaica4: 124 (1920)

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Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Mimosa gigas L. Fl. Jamaica: 22 (1759)
Entada gigalobium DC. Mém. Légum.: 421 (1826)
Entada planoseminata (De Wild.) G.C.C.Gilbert & Boutique Fl. Congo Belge3: 221 (1952)
Entada umbonata (De Wild.) G.C.C.Gilbert & Boutique Fl. Congo Belge3: 222 (1952)
Entada scandens subsp. umbonata De Wild. Pl. Bequaert.3: 85 (1925)
Entada gigas subsp. umbonata (De Wild.) Baker f. Legum. Trop. Africa3: 786 (1930)
Entada scandens subsp. planoseminata De Wild. Pl. Bequaert.3: 85 (1925)
Entada gigas subsp. planoseminata (De Wild.) Baker f. Legum. Trop. Africa3: 786 (1930)
Entada gigas subsp. rectocarpa (De Wild.) Baker f. Legum. Trop. Africa3: 786 (1930)
Entada scandens subsp. rectocarpa De Wild. Pl. Bequaert.3: 83 (1925)
Entada planoseminata (De Wild.) G.C.C.Gilbert & Bout
Entada umbonata (De Wild.) G.C.C.Gilbert & Bout

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Language Common/alternative name
English nicker bean
French cœur de la mer
ht lyann bèf
Tamil கடல் இதயம்

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Zambia
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Ghana
      • Ivory Coast
      • Liberia
      • Sierra Leone
      • Togo
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Congo
      • Equatorial Guinea
      • Gabon
      • Zaïre
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Southeast
      • Mexico Southwest
  • Southern America
    • Caribbean
      • Cuba
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Jamaica
      • Leeward Islands
      • Windward Islands
    • Central America
      • Belize
      • Central American Pacific
      • Costa Rica
      • Honduras
      • Nicaragua
      • Panamá
    • Northern South America
      • Venezuela
    • Western South America
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000211706
USDA Plants ENGI
Tropicos 13009179
INPN 629621
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1078643-2
The Plant List ild-68
Open Tree Of Life 599217
Observations.org 394977
NCBI Taxonomy 489313
NBN Atlas NHMSYS0021196101
IPNI 1078643-2
iNaturalist 127667
GBIF 2976183
Freebase /m/05mv1yr
EOL 702806
Elurikkus 346031
USDA GRIN 15186
Wikipedia Entada_gigas

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Ethnopharmacological Study of Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases and Their Associated Risk Factors in sub-Saharan Africa Odukoya JO, Odukoya JO, Mmutlane EM, Ndinteh DT Plants (Basel) 23-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9143319
doi:10.3390/plants11101387
PMID:35631812
Seeds as Potential Sources of Phenolic Compounds and Minerals for the Indian Population Sahu PK, Cervera-Mata A, Chakradhari S, Singh Patel K, Towett EK, Quesada-Granados JJ, Martín-Ramos P, Rufián-Henares JA Molecules 17-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9144825
doi:10.3390/molecules27103184
PMID:35630662
Ethnobotanical survey on plants used in the treatment of candidiasis in traditional markets of southern Benin Fanou BA, Klotoe JR, Fah L, Dougnon V, Koudokpon CH, Toko G, Loko F BMC Complement Med Ther 21-Sep-2020
PMCID:PMC7507638
doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03080-6
PMID:32957970
Phytosociological Study, Diversity and Conservation Status of the Cloud Forest in the Dominican Republic Cano Ortiz A, Musarella CM, Pinto Gomes CJ, Quinto Canas R, Piñar Fuentes JC, Cano E Plants (Basel) 12-Jun-2020
PMCID:PMC7356210
doi:10.3390/plants9060741
PMID:32545541
Jamaica’s Critically Endangered Butterfly: A Review of the Biology and Conservation Status of the Homerus Swallowtail (Papilio (Pterourus) homerus Fabricius) Lehnert MS, Kramer VR, Rawlins JE, Verdecia V, Daniels JC Insects 10-Jul-2017
PMCID:PMC5620688
doi:10.3390/insects8030068
PMID:28698508
Medicinal plants used to treat the most frequent diseases encountered in Ambalabe rural community, Eastern Madagascar Rakotoarivelo NH, Rakotoarivony F, Ramarosandratana AV, Jeannoda VH, Kuhlman AR, Randrianasolo A, Bussmann RW J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 15-Sep-2015
PMCID:PMC4570514
doi:10.1186/s13002-015-0050-2
PMID:26369781
Antibacterial activities of Beilschmiedia obscura and six other Cameroonian medicinal plants against multi-drug resistant Gram-negative phenotypes Fankam AG, Kuiate JR, Kuete V BMC Complement Altern Med 14-Jul-2014
PMCID:PMC4223721
doi:10.1186/1472-6882-14-241
PMID:25023038
Ethnobotanical investigation of traditional medicinal plants commercialized in the markets of Mashhad, Iran Amiri MS, Joharchi MR Avicenna J Phytomed 01-Jun-2013
PMCID:PMC4075713
PMID:25050282
Liana Abundance, Diversity, and Distribution on Barro Colorado Island, Panama Schnitzer SA, Mangan SA, Dalling JW, Baldeck CA, Hubbell SP, Ledo A, Muller-Landau H, Tobin MF, Aguilar S, Brassfield D, Hernandez A, Lao S, Perez R, Valdes O, Yorke SR PLoS One 21-Dec-2012
PMCID:PMC3528767
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0052114
PMID:23284889

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