Fabaceae

African dream herb

Entada rheedei Spreng.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Entada

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African dream herb: Garambi or African Dream Herb Entada rheedei syn. Entada scandens at Talakona forest, in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh , India . — Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (17)

Afrikaans: Seeboontjie
Assamese: ঘিলা
Bangla: গিলালতা
Burmese: ဂုံညင်းပင်, ဂုံညင်း
Chinese: 厚殼鴨腱藤, 眼镜豆
English: African dream herb, Cacoon vine, Snuffbox sea bean
French: Cacoon vine
German: Afrikanisches Traumkraut
Malayalam: പരണ്ടവള്ളി, കാലൻ വള്ളി, മലഞ്ചാടി
Marathi: गारंबी
Nepali: लेख पाङ्ग्रा
Persian: انتادا ریدی
Polish: Osmoka oczyszczająca
shn: တူၼ်ႈၶိူဝ်းၼိမ်း, မၢၵ်ႇၼိမ်း
Tamil: யானைக் கொழிஞ்சி
tcy: ಪಲ್ಲೆದ ಬೂರು
Thai: สะบ้า

Photos

Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification 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.