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Canavalia ensiformis
Canavalia ensiformis
- Botanic Family
- Fabaceae
- Author
- (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
- Cultivated
- C, green manure, forage
Common Names
- Jack Bean
- Chickasaw Lima Bean
- Horse Bean
- Wonder Bean
- Giant Stock Bean
- Sword Bean (Jamaica)
- Overloo Bean
- Mukhun Seen
- Canavalia
- Makhan Sim (India)
- Phak Pha (Laos)
- Yang dao dou (Pinyin)
- Zhi sheng dao dou (Pinyin)
- Kachang Parang Puteh (Singapore)
- Patagonian Bean
- Kaoliang Parang (Singapore)
- Canavalia
- Canavalia Saldaña
- Frijole Blanco
- Frijole Cacao
- Frijole Canavalia
- Frijole Extranjero
- Frijole Guamo
- Frijole Machete
- Frijole Morro
- Frijole Venenoso
- Frisol
Geographical Habitats
- N. Argentina
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Hispaniola
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Leeward Islands
- Mexico
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru. Puerto Rica
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Uruguay
- Alabama
- Arizona
- District of Colombia
- Georgia
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Oklahoma
- - USA
- Windward Islands
Natural Habitats
- Coastal forest
- thorn forest. Disturbed areas.
Flowering Times
Fruiting Times
High-climbing glabrous perennial or biennial slightly woody twining liane. Trifoliolate strigulose leaves, glabrescent central leaflet to 150mm long. 400mm axillary pseudo-racemes of 25mm fragrant purple-pink or white & purple flowers, calyx 12mm, standard pale purple to 22mm white at base, keel & wings pinkish, keel whitish at base. Woody glabrescent fruit 350mm long, 50mm wide with prominent ribs.
Fresh immature seeds are considered poisonous. Mature seed contains toxins. Invasive
Edible seed pods & stock food, green manure. Green pods & mature seeds eaten, young leaves & flowers used as potherb, medicinal uses, insecticide, environmental uses, material
Further References
- Sturtevant 1919
- Menninger 1970
- Bailey 1976
- Huxley 1992
- Rubatzky 1997
- FOC
- Neotrop
- FB
- JDH
- APDC
- FOSi
- The Plant List 2
- BF
- VOPR
- fs
- FOTA