Fabaceae
Entada

Entada polystachya (L.) DC.

First published in Mém. Légum.: 422 (1826)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Balick, M.J., Nee, M.H. & Atha, D.E. (2000). Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Belize with Common Names an Uses: 1-246. New York Botanic Garden Press, New York.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • 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.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Ibarra-Manríquez, G. & al. (2015). Lianas of Mexico. Botanical Sciences 93: 365-417.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Standley, P.C. & Steyermark, J.A. (1946). Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany New Series 24(5): 1-502. Field Museum of Natural History.
  • da Silva e Silva, W.L., Cajueiro Gurgel, E.S., Moreira dos Santos, J.U. & Falcão da Silva, M. (2013). Inventário e distribuição geográfica de Leguminosae no arquipélago de Marajó, PA, Brazil. Hoehnea 40: 627-647.

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

  • Balick, M.J., Nee, M.H. & Atha, D.E. (2000). Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Belize with Common Names an Uses: 1-246. New York Botanic Garden Press, New York.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • D'Arcy, W.G. (1987). Flora of Panama. Checklist and Index.. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 17: 1-328. 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.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Ibarra-Manríquez, G. & al. (2015). Lianas of Mexico. Botanical Sciences 93: 365-417.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • S.Calderon & P.C.Standley (1944). Lista Preliminar de las plantas de El Salvador, ed. 2: 1-450. Ediciones culturales de la universidad de El Salvador.
  • Standley, P.C. & Steyermark, J.A. (1946). Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany New Series 24(5): 1-502. Field Museum of Natural History.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

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
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Stevens, W. D., et al. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua, 85(2)... Missouri Bot. Gard. Press

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2005 Riveiro, I.S.; Lima, L.A.; Oliveira, E.C.; Mitoso, P. [336] Brazil K000849188 Yes
Oct 10, 1998 Palmer, E. [988] Mexico K000478610 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Bilimek [2249] Mexico K000503282 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Soto Núñez, J.C.; Cortés, A.L. [2548] Mexico K000503278 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Mexia, Y. [8883] Mexico K000503292 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Oesterd [53] Costa Rica K000503283 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Soto Núñez, J.C.; Cortés, A.L. [2548] Mexico K000503279 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Rothschild, B.M. [67] Mexico K000503284 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Matuda, E. [17164] Mexico K000503286 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Hancock, W. [18] Mexico K000503290 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Mexia, Y. [8883] Mexico K000503291 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Sousa, M. [10584] Mexico K000503280 Yes
Mar 1, 1995 Gentle, P.H. [2664] Belize K000503285 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Conzatti, C. [4493] Mexico K000503281 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Prance, G.T.; Beck, H.; Cardoso, J. [30359] Brazil K000849184 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Prance, G.T.; Beck, H.; Cardoso, J. [30359] Brazil K000849183 Yes
Feb 23, 1988 Ratter, J.A.; Milliken, W.; Coelho, L.F.; Silva, P.G.; Carvalho, E.P. [5500] Brazil K000849186 Yes
Feb 23, 1988 Milliken, W.; Latham, S.; Pestana, L. [168] Brazil K000849185 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Torres C., R.; Cedillo Trigos, R. [624] Mexico K000503287 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Schatz, G.E.; Santos, J.U.; Rosa, N.A.; Rosario, C.S.; Rebbeck, T.; Silva, J.B.F. [746] Brazil K000849187 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Prance, G.T.; Silva, N.T. [58552] Brazil K000849182 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Wrigley, B.L.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [6726] Brazil K000849180 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [4003] Brazil K000849177 Yes
Gallardo, C.; Lorea, F.; Hanan, A. [261] Mexico K000503288 Yes
Glaziou, A. [8660] Brazil K000849181 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [9148] Mexico K000118106 Yes
Glaziou [9759] Brazil K000849179 Yes
Lozada, L. [154] Mexico K000503294 Yes
Diego, N. [5981] Mexico K000503293 Yes
Prance, G.T. [4003] Brazil K000849178 Yes
Lozada, L. [640] Mexico K000503289 Yes
Rivera, J. [66] El Salvador K001532133 No
Hughes, C.E. [1840] Mexico K000503298 Yes
Lozada, L. [55] Mexico K000503295 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [925] Mexico K000118100 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [4274] Mexico K000118102 Yes
Froes, R. [1792] Brazil K000849176 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [11379] Mexico K000118107 Yes
MACQUEEN, D.J. [412] Mexico K000503297 Yes
Palmer, E. [159] Mexico K000478609 Yes
Lewis, G.P. Brazil K:SPC-29047.651 No
Hinton, G.B. [4781] Mexico K000118103 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [4781] Mexico K000118104 Yes
MACQUEEN, D.J. [412] Mexico K000503296 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [5945] Mexico K000118105 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [1478] Mexico K000118101 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • 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

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • 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

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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