Entada rheedii
Spreng.
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en-TAH-duh -- a Malabar name used by van Rheede for the genus of
giant seeds that float across the Atlantic Ocean to wash up on the
shores of northwest Europe
REED-ee-eye -- named for Hendrik Adriaan van Rheede, Dutch naturalist, governor of Cochin in India
Mar 20, 2011 ... at Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra
commonly known as: African dream herb, nicker bean, sea bean, St.Thomas bean •
Hindi: barabi, chian, घीला ghila, गीला gila •
Kannada: ganape kaayi •
Malayalam: perim-kaku-valli •
Marathi: गारभी garabhi, गारबी garabi, गारंबी garambi, गरूडवेल garudwel •
Tamil: இரிக்கி irikki •
Telugu: gilla teega, tikka tivva
Native to: tropical and subtropical regions bordering the Indian Ocean
References:
Flowers of India •
DDSA
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Dinesh