Fabaceae
Entada

Entada polyphylla Benth.

First published in J. Bot. (Hooker) 2: 133 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Puerto Rico to S. Tropical America. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Leeward Is., Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192. [Cited as Entada polystachya var. polyphylla.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919. [Cited as Entada polystachya var. polyphylla.]

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt. (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 8, 2012 Rodríguez, A.; Surubí, J. [513] Bolivia Entada polystachya var. polyphylla K000764682 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Henicka, G.S.; dos Reis, T.C.Y.; Henicka, T.S.; Piva, J.H. [269] Brazil Entada polystachya var. polyphylla K000652733 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Burchell [9341] Brazil Entada polystachya var. polyphylla K000849196 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Schomburgk [604] Guyana Entada polystachya var. polyphylla K000504673 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Thomas, W.W.; Pirani, J.; Oliveira, J.G.; Ackerly, D.; Lima, R.P.; Coelho, J.A. [6315] Brazil Entada polystachya var. polyphylla K000849201 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Pires, M.J.; Silva, N.T. [2051] Brazil Entada polystachya var. polyphylla K000849199 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Silva, M.; Souza, R. [2283] Brazil Entada polystachya var. polyphylla K000849191 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Riedel [s.n.] Brazil Entada polystachya var. polyphylla K000849197 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Mori, S.; Souza, R. [17626] Brazil Entada polystachya var. polyphylla K000849198 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Schomburgk [604] Guyana Entada polystachya var. polyphylla K000504674 Holotype Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Nee, M.; Boise, J.; Lopes, E.A.; Oliveira, J.G.; Lima, R.P.; Coelho, J.A. [8811] Brazil Entada polystachya var. polyphylla K000849200 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Nelson, B.W. [2780] Brazil Entada polystachya var. polyphylla K000849204 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 unknown [252] Brazil Entada polystachya var. polyphylla K000504675 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Krukoff, B.A. [6480] Brazil Entada polystachya var. polyphylla K000849195 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Silva, A. [6] Brazil Entada polystachya var. polyphylla K000849193 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Krukoff, B.A. [8106] Brazil Entada polystachya var. polyphylla K000849190 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Krukoff, B.A. [6334] Brazil Entada polystachya var. polyphylla K000849194 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Krukoff, B.A. [8406] Brazil Entada polystachya var. polyphylla K000849189 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Spruce, R. [365] Brazil Entada polystachya var. polyphylla K000849192 Yes
Martins, L.H.P.; Costa, M.A.S.; Silva, C.F.; Assunção, P.A.C.L.; Vicentini., A.; Brito, J.M.; Pereira, E.C.; Soares, M.L. [85] Brazil Entada polystachya var. polyphylla K000849202 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Mori, S.A.; Hill, R.J.; Bernardi, J.C.; Shimabukuru, D. [24409] Brazil Entada polystachya var. polyphylla K000849203 Yes

Sources

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  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

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    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0