Canavalia plagiosperma
Piper
Obliqueseeded jackbean
Fabaceae Edible: Seeds
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Description
An annual plant. It is a climbing herb. The leaves are alternate. The flowers are pea shaped.
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Edible Uses
The seeds are eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in woodland. It suits USDA hardiness zone 10 or above. It needs good sunlight.
Where It Grows
Africa, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guianas, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Peru*, South America, Suriname, West Africa, West Indies,
Other Information
It is a cultivated plant.
Notes
There are about 50 Canavalia species.
References (7)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3. Kew.
- Macmillan, H.F. (Revised Barlow, H.S., et al) 1991, Tropical Planting and Gardening. Sixth edition. Malayan Nature Society. Kuala Lumpur. p 323
- Piper & Dunn, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1922:141. 1922
- Plants of Haiti Smithsonian Institute http://botany.si.edu/antilles/West Indies
- Purseglove, J.W., 1968, Tropical Crops Dicotyledons, Longmans. p 246
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- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 335
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
