Entada arenaria Schinz

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Entada

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 0.4-0.875m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.88
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Grassland and woodland with Brachystegia or with Baikiaea-Burkea on Kalahari sand; at elevations around 1,200 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses fiber material medicinal ornamental
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Entada arenaria world distribution map, present in Angola, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:493822-1
WFO ID wfo-0000210578
COL ID 39X4K
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Entada nana Entada arenaria Entadopsis nana Entada arenaria subsp. arenaria

Lower taxons

Entada arenaria subsp. microcarpa