Entada hockii De Wild., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 535. 1913.

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
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scientific name	Entada hockii De Wild., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 535. 1913.
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Type.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Haut-Katanga, Plateau de la Manika, A. Hock s.n. (holotype: BR [BR0000008916471]) .

Description.

Geoxylic suffrutex, annual stems pubescent. Leaves: rachis 6-9.7 cm long, pubescent; pinnae 1-2 pairs per leaf, 6-8.1 cm long, with 7-9 pairs of leaflets; leaflets 1.4-2.3 × 0.65-0.85 cm, oblong, apex obtuse to rounded, base obtuse to sub-truncate, lamina glabrous above, pubescent below. Inflorescence: an axillary, spiciform raceme 3.5-7 cm long, 1-3 per axil, rachis densely pubescent. Flowers: cream-coloured, pedicels 0.5-1 mm long; calyx 1 mm long, distinctly toothed, glabrous; petals 2.8-3.4 × 1-1.3 mm; stamen filaments 2.8-3 mm long. Fruits and seeds: not seen.

Distribution.

Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola.

Habitat and ecology.

On Kalahari sands.