Entada mossambicensis Torre, Contr. Conhec. Fl. Mocamb. 2: 88. 1954.

O'Donnell, Shawn A., Ringelberg, Jens J. & Lewis, Gwilym P., 2022, Re-circumscription of the mimosoid genus Entada including new combinations for all species of the phylogenetically nested Elephantorrhiza (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, mimosoid clade), PhytoKeys 205, pp. 99-145 : 99

publication ID	https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.205.76790
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/14609BDE-14E9-56F9-8150-F57CCFEC20C7
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scientific name	Entada mossambicensis Torre, Contr. Conhec. Fl. Mocamb. 2: 88. 1954.
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Treatment

Type.

MOZAMBIQUE. Niassa, Nampula, A.R. Torre 4750 A (holotype: LISC [LISC001696, LISC001697, LISC001698, LISC001699]; isotypes: BM, K [K000232129, K000232130], BR [BR0000006251864]) .

Description.

Shrub, sub-erect, 1-2 m tall, roots thick, fusiform. Leaves: rachis 6.7-8 cm long, tendrils lacking; pinnae 3-7 pairs per leaf, 7-9 cm long, with (40-)138-154 pairs of leaflets; leaflets 2.1-5.5 × 0.4-0.8 mm, linear-oblong, apex sub-acute and mucronate, base asymmetric, lamina glabrous. Inflorescence: an axillary spiciform raceme, 12-30 cm long, solitary. Flowers: purple, pedicels 2-2.5 mm long; calyx 1 mm long, glabrous; petals 4.5-5 mm long; stamen filaments 5-6 mm long. Fruit: a torulose, laterally compressed, falcate craspedium, 10-12 × 2-2.5 cm, with transverse septa between seeds dividing the fruit into one-seeded segments which, upon ripening, fall from the persistent replum. Seeds: 1.2 × 1 cm, 2.3 mm thick, with closed pleurogram.

Distribution.

Mozambique.

Habitat and ecology.

Rocky habitats.