Commonly known as the monkey-ladder, sea bean, cœur de la mer or sea heart, Entada gigas is a species of flowering liana in the pea family, Fabaceae.
It is native to Central America, the Caribbean, northern South America, and Africa.
The monkey-ladder is notable for having the family’s largest seedpods, which measure 12 cm (4.7 in) across and can reach 2 m (6.6 ft) in length.