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Entada parvifolia

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

Merrill

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Taiwan - China
• India
• Ryukyus Is. - Japan
• Malaysia
• Philippines

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• thickets.

Flowering Times

• Aug-Nov (China)
• Jul-Sep (Philippines)

Fruiting Times

• Aug-Nov (China)
• Dec (Philippines)

Tendril climber or scandent shrub with large fleshy tuber with glabrous stems, bipinnate glabrous leaves, 8-11 pairs leaflets to 19mm x 7.5mm. Axillary spikes to 160mm of flowers with a calyx to 1mm, 3mm mucronate glabrous petals, fruit a dark brown pod to 300mm x 55mm

Further References

• FOC
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• Flora Malesiana