| African Dream Herb |
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| File size | 361508 |
| Original date | 5/5/08 12:01 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1360 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 6.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/400s |
| Aperture | 8.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-P52 |
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Botanical name: Entada rheedei Family: Mimosaceae (Touch-me-not family)
Synonyms: Entada rheedii, Entada pursaetha
Synonyms: Entada rheedii, Entada pursaetha
African Dream Herb is a large unarmed liana (woody high climber), whose stems grow to
size of tree trunks. Leaves with 1-2 pairs of pinnae; leaflets in 3-5 pairs
per pinna, oblong, up to 9 × 4 cm; the main spine of the leaf ending in a
forked tendril. Flowers are borne in long, axillary spikes up to 23 cm
long, cream to pale yellow. Pods are huge, up to 2 m × 15 cm, flat but
woody, breaking down into single-seeded segments, leaving the outer rim.
Seeds are very hard, 4.5 × 5 cm, often found washed up on beaches. Its
leaves are dried and smoked to induce vivid dreams. Thats what gives it the
name African Dream Herb. African Dream Herb is native to South Asia, Africa and
Australia. It is found in East Himalaya at altitudes of 100-900 m.
| Identification credit: Prashant Awale | Photographed in Phansad Wild Life Sanctuary, Maharashtra & Idukki distt., Kerala. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,