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Canavalia lineata

Botanic Family

Fabaceae

Author

(Thunberg ex Murray) de Candolle

Common Names

• Xia dao dou (pinyin) Hama-nata-mame (Japan)

Geographical Habitats

• Australia
• Bangladesh
• Cambodia
• Fujian
• Guangdong
• Guangxi
• Hainan
• Hongkong
• Taiwan
• Zhejiang - China
• India
• Java
• Sumatra - Indonesia
• Honshu
• Kyushu
• Ryukyu Is.
• Shikoku - Japan
• Korea
• Malaysia
• Papua
• Philippines
• Polynesia
• Singapore
• Sri Lanka
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Coastal

Flowering Times

• Jun-Oct (China)
• Mar (India)
• Jul-Sep (Japan)

Fruiting Times

• Jun-Oct (China)

Perennial twining or trailing herb with glabrate stems. 3-foliolate nearly glabrous leaves, terminal leaflet to 100mm x 80mm. Axillary racemes with bracts and bracteoles to 3mm long, sweet-scented purple-red or pink flowers to 30mm long, calyx to 10mm long. Glabrous flat legume 100mm x 30mm with 2 ridges.

Used as a sand-binder Edible beans, drink

Further References

• FOC
• APDC
• The Plant List 2
• J.S. Gamble
• BF
• FS
• JAA
• FOJ
• ILDIS