Английская Википедия:Entada gigas
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Entada gigas, commonly known as the monkey-ladder, sea bean, cœur de la mer or sea heart, is a species of flowering liana in the pea family, Fabaceae of the Mimosa subfamily, which is often raised to family rank (Mimosaceae). They are native to Central America, the Caribbean, northern South America, and Africa. It is notable for having the family's largest seedpods,[1] which measure Шаблон:Convert across and can reach Шаблон:Convert in length. There have been reports of pods up to eight feet (2.5 meters) in length.[2][3] This pod, like all legumes, is a single carpel, the largest carpel of any known plant. Inside the pods are ten to fifteen seeds, each of which have a diameter of Шаблон:Convert and a thickness of Шаблон:Convert.[4] The seeds contain a hollow cavity, which gives them buoyancy. After being washed by rain into rivers and then the ocean, the seeds of E. gigas drift long distances on ocean currents. Seed buoyancy and vitality lasts at least two years.[5]
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Sea heart (Entada gigas) seeds
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A canopy formed over lianas
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Entada gigas seeds, resembling hearts
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