Entada gigas

Entada gigas
	Illustration from Paul Hermann Wilhelm Taubert's Natürliche Pflanzenfamilien. Vol. III, 3
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Clade:	Mimosoid clade
Genus:	Entada
Species:	E. gigas
Binomial name
	Entada gigas; (L.) Fawc. & Rendle
Synonyms
	Entada gigalobium DC.; Entada planoseminata (De Wild.) G.C.C. Gilbert & Boutique; Entada planoseminata (De Wild.) G.C.C.Gilbert & Bout; Entada scandens (L.) Benth.; Entada umbonata (De Wild.) G.C.C.Gilbert & Bout; Entada umbonata (De Wild.) Gilbert & Boutique; Mimosa gigas L.; Mimosa scandens L.;

Entada gigas, commonly known as the monkey-ladder, sea bean, cœur de la mer or sea heart, is a species of flowering liana in the pea family, Fabaceae of the Mimosa subfamily, which is often raised to family rank (Mimosaceae). They are native to Central America, the Caribbean, northern South America, and Africa. It is notable for having the family's largest seedpods.^[3]

^ "Entada gigas". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 20 March 2016
^ Arbel, Ilil (2004). Amazing Plants. Courier Dover Publications. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-486-43336-3.

[1] "Entada gigas". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-04-01.

[2] The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 20 March 2016

[3] Arbel, Ilil (2004). Amazing Plants. Courier Dover Publications. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-486-43336-3.

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