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Canavalia oxyphylla

Botanic Family

Fabaceae

Author

Standley & L.O. Williams

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Belize
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• N. Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Open marshy area in forest
• primary forest

Flowering Times

• Apr
• Jun
• Aug (Colombia) Oct
• Nov
• Dec (Costa Rica)

Fruiting Times

• Mar (Belize) Mar (Cost Rica)

Perennial climbing tendril herb or shrub. Trifoliate leaves, mucronate leaflets to 110mm x 60mm. Violet & white flowers. Explosive pods to 200mm x 26mm, fruits mature brown.

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• ILDIS
• Smithsonian