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Canavalia bicarinata

Botanic Family

Fabaceae

Author

Standley

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Belize
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• Guatelmala
• Panama
• Peru
• Venezuela
• Venuzuelan Antilles

Natural Habitats

• Coastal
• dry forest near stream
• secondary forest

Flowering Times

• Jan. Nov
• Dec (Panama) Nov (Venezuela)

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Nov

Herbaceous twiner with glabrate stems to 2m. Leaflets to 50mm long, puberulent beneath. Racemes to 270mm long, flowers with bracts & bractlets, ca;yx to 12mm long, purple corolla to 30mm long, purple & white flowers. White-silky legume to 140mm x 20mm with 4 longitudinal crests.

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• ILDIS
• Standley
• USNH