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).

[3] The fruit measures 12 cm (4.7 in) across and can reach 2 m (6.6 ft) in length.

There have been reports of pods up to eight feet (2.5 meters) in length.

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.