Canavalia gladiata

Canavalia gladiata
Canavalia gladiata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Diocleeae
Genus: Canavalia
Species:

Name

Canavalia gladiata (Jacq.) DC., 1825

Synonyms

  • Canavalia ensiformis var. alba Makino
  • Canavalia ensiformis var. gladiata (Jacq.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 55 (1898)
  • Canavalia gladiata f. alba (Makino) H.Ohashi, J. Jap. Bot., 57(1): 30 (1982)
  • Canavalia incurva (Thunb.) DC., Prodr. (DC.) 2: 404 (1825)
  • Canavalia loureiroi G.Don, Gen. Hist. 2: 363 (1832)
  • Canavalia machaeroides (DC.) Steud.
  • Canavalia maxima Thouars, Desv. Journ. Bot. 1: (1813) 80
  • Cryptophaseolus anamensis Kuntze
  • Dolichos faba-indica Forssk.
  • Dolichos gladiatus Jacq., Collectanea 2: 276 (1788)
  • Dolichos incurvus Thunb., Fl. Jap. 280 (1784), et Syst. Veg., ed. 14: 658 (1784)
  • Malocchia gladiata (Jacq.) Savi, Nuov. Giorn. Pisa 8: 116 (1824)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia template
    • Regional: Indian subcontinent
      • Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, West Himalaya
    • Regional: Eastern Asia
      • Japan
    • Regional: China
      • China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan
  • Continental: Asia tropical
    • Regional: Southeastern Asia
      • Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Thailand, Vietnam
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Central America
      • Panamá
    • Introduced into:
      • Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Borneo, Burundi, Congo, Cuba, Florida, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Jawa, Korea, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Mauritius, Mexico Northwest, Mozambique, New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Provinces, Paraguay, Philippines, Rwanda, Réunion, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Tanzania, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

Vernacular names

  • Afrikaans: Swaardboon, Sewejaarboontjie, Gifboontjie
  • Deutsch: Schwertbohne
  • English: Sword bean, Horse bean
  • español: Haba de burro, Judia sable
  • עברית: Canavalya seyfanit
  • 日本語: ナタマメ
  • português: Feijao sabre, Fava contra
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