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Description: Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Entada rheedei en-TAH-duh -- a Malabar name used by van Rheede for the genus of giant seeds that float across oceans REED-ee-eye -- named for Hendrik Adriaan van Rheede, Dutch naturalist, governor of Cochin in India commonly known as: African dream herb, nicker bean, sea bean, St.Thomas bean • Hindi: barabi, chian, घीला ghila, गीला gila • Kannada: ganape kaayi • Malayalam: മലമഞ്ചാടി malamanjadi, പരണ്ടവള്ളി paranda valli, പെരുംകക്ക് വള്ളി perim-kakku valli • Marathi: गारभी garabhi, गारबी garabi, गारंबी garambi, गरूडवेल garudwel • Tamil: இரிக்கி irikki • Telugu: gilla teega, tikka tivva Native to: tropical and subtropical regions bordering the Indian Ocean References: Flowers of India • DDSA. Date: 5 January 2013, 09:57. Source: Nicker Bean. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location18° 44′ 54.93″ N, 73° 24′ 05.63″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 18.748591; 73.401563.