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Canavalia altipendula

Botanic Family
Fabaceae
Author
(Piper) Standley

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Geographical Habitats

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Woody glabrous climber. Pinnate leaves, coriaceous leaflets to 150mm long, 10-15 flowered thyrses with bracteoles, strigillose or glabrous calyx to 12mm long, standard 25mm long, twisted wings 18mm long, falcate beaked keel 20mm long. Strigillose brown pod to 150mm x 25mm.

Medicinal uses, used for fodder, food, household items

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