Calling Card Vine
Entada pusaetha
Also known as Elephant Creeper, Garbee bean, Maekey bean
About Calling Card Vine
Calling Card Vine (Entada pusaetha) is a liana belonging to the Mimosaceae family (Mimosa/Acacia family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate bipinnate compound leaves, globose head or spike flower clusters, pod/legume fruit. It is typically found in semi-evergreen forests along sides of rivers and streams. It occurs across Tropical Africa, Sri Lanka, India, China, Malesia to Australia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during March-September.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Entada pusaetha
- Genus
- Entada
- Family
- MIMOSACEAE
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests along sides of rivers and streams
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, Sri Lanka, India, China, Malesia to Australia
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Mimosaceae
Mimosa/Acacia family
Calling Card Vine belongs to the Mimosaceae family.
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