Fabaceae
Entada

Entada elephantina (Burch.) S.A.O’Donnell & G.P.Lewis

First published in PhytoKeys 205: 116 (2022)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a tuberous subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

India

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Flora Zambesiaca 3(1): 1-153. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 1971 Burchell [2537] South Africa Elephantorrhiza elephantina K000232279 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 1, 1971 Burchell [2410] South Africa Elephantorrhiza elephantina K000232273 Type Yes
Sep 1, 1971 Burchell [2310] South Africa Elephantorrhiza elephantina K000232274 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 1, 1971 Burchell [2484] South Africa Elephantorrhiza elephantina K000232276 Unknown Type Material Yes
Biegel, H.M. [4180] Zimbabwe Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143970 Yes
Cross, L. [277] Zimbabwe Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143969 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [4208] Zimbabwe Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143971 Yes
Corby, H.D.L. [1409] Zimbabwe Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143974 Yes
Plowes, D.C.H. [2812] Zimbabwe Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143966 Yes
Miller, O.B. [4568] Zimbabwe Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143979 Yes
Burchell [2452] South Africa Elephantorrhiza elephantina K000232277 Unknown Type Material Yes
Story, R. [5062] Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143960 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [4155] Zimbabwe Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143973 Yes
Corby, H.D.L. [889] Zimbabwe Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143955 Yes
Monro, C.F.H. [2221] Zimbabwe Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143978 Yes
Leach, L.C. [9503] Zimbabwe Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143976 Yes
Miller, O.B. [B/517] Botswana Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143964 Yes
Mendonça, F.A. [3334] Mozambique Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143950 Yes
Loveridge, J.P. [1764] Zimbabwe Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143972 Yes
Corby, H.D.L. [1652] Zimbabwe Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143975 Yes
Reid, J. [260245] Zimbabwe Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143968 Yes
Leach, L.C. [9674] Zimbabwe Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143957 Yes
Craster, O. [61] Zimbabwe Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143959 Yes
West, O. [2568] Zimbabwe Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143980 Yes
Corby, H.D.L. [2061] Zimbabwe Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143967 Yes
Terry, J.; Cook, F.E.M.; Sydes, C.; Kalake, E. [116b] Botswana Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143952 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [27543] Mozambique Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143949 Yes
Burchell [2415] South Africa Elephantorrhiza elephantina K000232278 Unknown Type Material Yes
J. S. de [Pier] [D26] Botswana Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143962 Yes
Terry, J.; Cook, F.E.M.; Sydes, C.; Kalake, E. [116ii] Botswana Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143954 Yes
Eyles, F. [2654] Zimbabwe Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143956 Yes
Burchell [2522] South Africa Elephantorrhiza elephantina K000232272 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burchell [2522] South Africa Elephantorrhiza elephantina K000232275 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hansen, O.J. [3252] Botswana Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143965 Yes
Miller, O.B. [B/511] Botswana Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143963 Yes
Terry, J.; Cook, F.E.M.; Sydes, C.; Kalake, E. [116[I]] Botswana Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143953 Yes
Irislop, A. [Z219] Zimbabwe Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143981 Yes
Eyles, F. [2731] Zambia Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143977 Yes
de Winter, B. [7321] Botswana Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143961 Yes
Walters, J.A.S. [2418] Zimbabwe Elephantorrhiza elephantina K003143958 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images