Entada rheedii
General Uses Top
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Seeds and seed coat are processed as a non-edible surfactant (soap substitute) and laundry/handwashing agent, valued for saponin-derived foam and emulsifying properties. The bark yields bast fibers used locally for cordage, weaving, and rope.
Industrial and craft applications:
The seed’s high saponin content and fast-foaming kinetics underpin its use as a natural detergent and surfactant. Seed material is employed as a hair- and body-wash (solids or paste), while bark fibers, separated and twisted, are spun into cordage for nets and simple weaving. Seed testa and residual pulp function as low-cost surfactant additives in artisanal cleaning formulations.
Properties relevant to use:
Seeds contain dammarane-type triterpenoid saponins (e.g., rheediin, rheediinosides) responsible for surfactant behavior; aqueous extracts foam rapidly under agitation. The bast fibers consist of long, flexible bast bundles yielding tenacity and knot-holding strength suitable for cordage.
References: Burkill (1985); Anon. (1937); Gagnepain (1913); Joffé & Ward (1995); Wikipedia (2024).
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | african dream herb |
| English | cacoon vine |
| English | snuffbox sea bean |
| Afrikaans | seeboontjie |
| Assamese | ঘিলা |
| Bengali | গিলালতা |
| German | afrikanisches traumkraut |
| Persian | انتادا ریدی |
| French | cacoon vine |
| Malayalam | മലഞ്ചാടി |
| Malayalam | പരണ്ടവള്ളി |
| Malayalam | കാലൻ വള്ളി |
| Marathi | गारंबी |
| Burmese | ဂုံညင်း |
| Burmese | ဂုံညင်းပင် |
| Nepali | लेख पाङ्ग्रा |
| Tamil | யானைக் கொழிஞ்சி |
| tcy | ಪಲ್ಲೆದ ಬೂರು |
| Thai | สะบ้า |
| Chinese | 一种维管植物 |
| Chinese | 厚殼鴨腱藤 |
| Chinese | 眼镜豆 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
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East Tropical Africa
- Kenya
- Tanzania
- Uganda
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Northeast Tropical Africa
- Sudan
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South Tropical Africa
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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Southern Africa
- Kwazulu-Natal
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West Tropical Africa
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ivory Coast
- Liberia
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
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West-central Tropical Africa
- Cameroon
- Equatorial Guinea
- Zaïre
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Western Indian Ocean
- Comoros
- Madagascar
- Mauritius
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East Tropical Africa
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China
- China South-central
- China Southeast
- Hainan
- Tibet
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Eastern Asia
- Nansei-shoto
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China
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Indian Subcontinent
- Assam
- Bangladesh
- East Himalaya
- India
- Maldives
- Nepal
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Indo-China
- Andaman Islands
- Cambodia
- Laos
- Myanmar
- Nicobar Nicobar
- Thailand
- Vietnam
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Malesia
- Borneo
- Christmas Island
- Jawa
- Lesser Sunda Islands
- Malaya
- Maluku
- Philippines
- Sulawesi
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Papuasia
- Bismarck Archipelago
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Northwestern Pacific
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000186181 |
| Tropicos | 13030075 |
| INPN | 807328 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:493874-1 |
| The Plant List | ild-32599 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 659677 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 204974 |
| IPNI | 493874-1 |
| iNaturalist | 427593 |
| GBIF | 2976232 |
| Freebase | /m/02854dk |
| EPPO | ENTRH |
| EOL | 703396 |
| USDA GRIN | 412130 |
| Wikipedia | Entada_rheedei |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acyl glycosides / Fatty acyl glycosides of mono- and disaccharides | |||||
| (Z)-3-methylsulfanyl-N-[2-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyethyl]prop-2-enamide | 53237635 | Click to see | 323.36 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.59.466 |
| 2-(Hydroxymethyl)-6-(3-phenylpropoxy)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 13139865 | Click to see | 298.33 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.59.466 |
| 3-methylsulfanyl-N-[2-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyethyl]prop-2-enamide | 162996906 | Click to see | 323.36 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.59.466 |
| 3-Phenylpropyl beta-D-glucopyranoside | 13139866 | Click to see | 298.33 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.59.466 |
| Entadamide-A-beta-D-glucopyranoside | 101616680 | Click to see CSC=CC(=O)NCCOC1C(C(C(C(O1)CO)O)O)O | 323.36 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.59.466 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Villanovane, atisane, trachylobane or helvifulvane diterpenoids / Atisane diterpenoids | |||||
| [(1R,2R,3R,6R,7S,8S,9R,11R,14R,17S,18S)-4,6,18-triacetyloxy-5-benzoyloxy-7-formyl-17-hydroxy-7,10-dimethyl-15-methylidene-10-azahexacyclo[7.7.1.12,14.01,12.03,8.03,11]octadecan-13-yl] benzoate | 137706247 | Click to see CC(=O)OC1C2C(C3C4C56C1C3(CC2=C)C(C(C5C(C(C(C6OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C7=CC=CC=C7)OC(=O)C)(C)C=O)N4C)O)OC(=O)C8=CC=CC=C8 | 741.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.59.466 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Triterpene glycosides / Triterpene saponins | |||||
| (-)-Pursaethoside D | 163104989 | Click to see | 1382.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0580311 |
| [(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4-bis[[(2S,3R,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl] (4aR,5S,6R,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,14bS)-10-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-5-hydroxy-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-5,6-dihydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate | 163104741 | Click to see | 1544.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0580311 |
| [(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3-[(2S,3R,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (4aR,5R,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,14bS)-10-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-5-hydroxy-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-6-[[(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate | 163105018 | Click to see | 1234.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0580311 |
| [(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3-[(2S,3R,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (4aR,5S,6R,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,14bS)-10-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-5-hydroxy-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-5,6-dihydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate | 163103421 | Click to see CC(=O)NC1C(C(C(OC1OC2CCC3(C(C2(C)C)CCC4(C3CC=C5C4(C(C(C6(C5CC(CC6)(C)C)C(=O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)OC8C(C(CO8)(CO)O)O)O)O)C)C)C)COC9C(C(C(CO9)O)O)O)O)OC1C(C(C(CO1)O)O)O | 1250.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0580311 |
| [(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3-[(2S,3R,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (4aS,6aR,6aR,6bR,7R,8aR,10S,12aS,14bS)-10-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-5-hydroxy-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-6-[[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-7-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate | 163031620 | Click to see | 1234.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0580311 |
| [(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3-[(2S,3R,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (4aS,6aR,6aR,6bR,7S,8R,8aR,10S,12aR,14bS)-10-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-5-hydroxy-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-6-[[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-7,8-dihydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate | 163016216 | Click to see | 1250.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0580311 |
| [(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3-[(2S,3R,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,14bS)-10-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-5-hydroxy-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate | 162805550 | Click to see CC(=O)NC1C(C(C(OC1OC2CCC3(C(C2(C)C)CCC4(C3CC=C5C4(CCC6(C5CC(CC6)(C)C)C(=O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)OC8C(C(CO8)(CO)O)O)C)C)C)COC9C(C(C(CO9)O)O)O)O)OC1C(C(C(CO1)O)O)O | 1218.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0580311 |
| [(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-4-[(2S,3R,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-3,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (4aR,5S,6R,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,14bS)-10-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-6-[[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-3,5-dihydroxy-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5,6-dihydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate | 45103729 | Click to see CC(=O)NC1C(C(C(OC1OC2CCC3(C(C2(C)C)CCC4(C3CC=C5C4(C(C(C6(C5CC(CC6)(C)C)C(=O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)OC8C(C(C(CO8)O)OC9C(C(CO9)(CO)O)O)O)O)O)C)C)C)COC1C(C(C(CO1)O)OC1C(C(C(CO1)O)O)O)O)O)O | 1382.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2009.10.004 |
| [(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,5-bis[[(2S,3R,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy]-4-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (4aS,6aR,6aR,6bR,7S,8R,8aR,10S,12aR,14bS)-10-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-5-hydroxy-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-6-[[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-7,8-dihydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate | 162876611 | Click to see CC(=O)NC1C(C(C(OC1OC2CCC3(C4CC=C5C6CC(CCC6(CCC5(C4(C(C(C3C2(C)C)O)O)C)C)C(=O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)OC8C(C(CO8)(CO)O)O)O)OC9C(C(CO9)(CO)O)O)(C)C)C)COC1C(C(C(CO1)O)O)O)O)OC1C(C(C(CO1)O)O)O | 1382.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0580311 |
| [3-[3,4-Dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] 10-[3-acetamido-5-hydroxy-4-(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxy-6-[(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-7-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate | 163031619 | Click to see CC(=O)NC1C(C(C(OC1OC2CCC3(C4CC=C5C6CC(CCC6(CCC5(C4(C(CC3C2(C)C)O)C)C)C(=O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)OC8C(C(CO8)(CO)O)O)(C)C)C)COC9C(C(C(CO9)O)O)O)O)OC1C(C(C(CO1)O)O)O | 1234.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0580311 |
| [3-[3,4-Dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] 10-[3-acetamido-5-hydroxy-4-(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxy-6-[(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-7,8-dihydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate | 163016215 | Click to see | 1250.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0580311 |
| [3-[4-[3,4-Dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-3,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] 10-[3-acetamido-6-[[3,5-dihydroxy-4-(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5,6-dihydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate | 75091347 | Click to see | 1382.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2009.10.004 |
| [3,5-Bis[[3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy]-4-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] 10-[3-acetamido-5-hydroxy-4-(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxy-6-[(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-7,8-dihydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate | 162876610 | Click to see | 1382.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0580311 |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Phenolic glycosides | |||||
| Phaseoloidin | 14104237 | Click to see | 330.29 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0580311 |
| Phenylacetic acid + 2O, O-Hex | 14104236 | Click to see | 330.29 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0580311 |
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