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Taxon:  Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC.



Summary
Genus:
Canavalia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Diocleinae
Nomen number:
8827
Place of publication:
Prodr. 2:404. 1825
Verified:
12/22/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
6 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Dolichos ensiformis L.

Autonym(s)
Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC. var. ensiformis

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC. var. truncata Ricker
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Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. Flora of the West Indies (on-line resource). URL: http://botany.si.edu/Antilles/WestIndies/results.cfm
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  3. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
  4. Beyra Matos, A. et al. 2004. Revisión taxonómica del género Canavalia DC. (Leguminosae - Papilionoideae) en Cuba. Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 28(107):157-175.
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  6. Correa, J. E. & H. Y. Bernal. 1992. Especies vegetales promisorias de los paises del Convenio Andres Bello. 8:108-187.
  7. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  8. Duke, J. A. 1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
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  36. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
English
giant stock-bean –
gotani-bean –
horse-bean –
jack-bean –
seaside-bean –
sword-bean –
wonder-bean –
French
fève Jacques –
haricot sabre –
pois gogane –
German
Jackbohne –
Schwertbohne –
Portuguese (Brazil)
fava-branca –
feijão-bravo –
feijão-de-cobra –
feijão-de-porco –
feijão-de-quebranto –
mangolô –
Spanish
frijol espada –
haba de burro –
judía sable –
Swedish
jackböna –
Transcribed Korean
jagdukong –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoNuevo León 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoCampeche 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQuintana Roo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTabasco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatán 
2Cultivated    cult. worldwide
4Naturalized    natzd. worldwide
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba prob. weedy
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico 
6Other    origin from cult. of American Indians
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Nuevo León]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]
Cultivated (cult. worldwide)
Naturalized

  • REGION:
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba (prob. weedy), Dominican Republic, Jamaica, United States [Puerto Rico]
Other (origin from cult. of American Indians)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:74-76. URL: http://proseanet.org
Animal foodforage 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:74-76. URL: http://proseanet.org
Environmentalsoil improvergreen manure't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:74-76. URL: http://proseanet.org
Human foodvegetable Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.


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