Fabaceae

Spiny splinter bean

Adenopodia spicata (E.Mey.) C.Presl

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Adenopodia

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Spiny splinter bean (Adenopodia spicata) — FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Afrikaans: Stekelsplinterboontjie
English: Spiny splinter bean

Synonyms

Entada natalensis Benth.
Entada natalensis var. aculeata Harv.
Entada spicata (E.Mey.) Druce
Entadopsis spicata (E.Mey.) Pedro
Mimosa spicata E.Mey.
Pusaetha spicata (E.Mey.) Kuntze

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.