Entada gigas
Mackay Bean, Nicker Bean
Other regional names: Sea Bean +1 more
- Sea Bean
- Sword Bean
Also known as: Entada gigalobium DC. +11 more
- Entada gigalobium DC.
- Entada gigas subsp. planoseminata (De Wild.) Baker f.
- Entada gigas subsp. rectocarpa (De Wild.) Baker f.
- Entada gigas subsp. umbonata (De Wild.) Baker f.
- Entada planoseminata (De Wild.) G.C.C.Gilbert & Boutique
- Entada scandens subsp. planoseminata De Wild.
- Entada scandens subsp. planoseminata DeWild.
- Entada scandens subsp. rectocarpa De Wild.
- Entada scandens subsp. umbonata De Wild.
- Entada scandens subsp. umbonata DeWild.
- Entada umbonata (De Wild.) G.C.C.Gilbert & Boutique
- Mimosa gigas L.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing shrub.
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Entada gigas (commonly known as Mackay-bean or Nicker Bean) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Fabaceae family. Found natively in Africa, North America, and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Belize, Benin, C. American Pacific Is., Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Leeward Is., Liberia, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Venezuela, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre