Entada phaseoloides
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Entada phaseoloides, commonly known in English as the matchbox bean or St. Thomas' bean, is a large twining vine or liana in the pea and bean family Fabaceae, native to a broad area of Asia-Pacific, f
Entada phaseoloides MHNT.BOT.2007.26.55
Kiokioca: ocarina made with a seed of Entada phaseoloides
Stems, typical appearance
Foliage
Ocarina
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The ocarina is a wind musical instrument; it is a type of vessel flute. Variations exist, but a typical ocarina is an enclosed space with four to twelve finger holes and a mouthpiece that projects fro
Entada phaseoloides
…his 22-year stint of working in the Philippines, published a review of the species, in which he transferred it to the genus Entada. Uses Kiokioca: ocarina made with a seed of Entada phaseoloides Filipinos have been traditionally using gugo before commercial shampoos were sold in stores. The shampoo is…
A mono-chamber 12-hole ocarina
Ocarina, c. 1900, Museu de la Música de Barcelona
A transverse ocarina
Front and back view of transverse ocarinas. The double holes on front indicate a fingering system developed in 20th-century Japan.