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Canavalia hirsutissima

Botanic Family

Fabaceae

Author

J. D. Sauer

Common Names

• Sakil Chenek'mut (Tzeltal)
• Niwak Chenek Mut (Mexico)

Geographical Habitats

• El Salvador
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Mexico

Natural Habitats

• Woodland
• disturbed areas
• gallery forest
• montane forest

Flowering Times

• May
• Jul (El Salvador) Jun-Aug (Guatemala) Apr
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Dec (Mexico)

Fruiting Times

• Dec

Perennial twining vine to 4m with trifoliate leaves, terminal leaflets to 125mm x 60m. Red-violet fading to lavender-blue flowers

Pods & seeds edible after roasting

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• ILDIS