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Canavalia plagiosperma

Botanic Family

Fabaceae

Author

Piper

Cultivated

C, legume crop

Common Names

• Pallar de los Gentills (Spanish)
• Obliqueseeded Jackbean

Geographical Habitats

• Ecuador
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Coastal.

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Scandent annual to 1m. Leaflets to 130mm long. Racemes of about 10 flowers, purple corolla. Legume to 250mm x 40mm.

Naturalized in some places

Further References

• Mobot
• Mansfeld
• Jstor
• The Plant List 2
• ILDIS
• BMI