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: Canavalia gladiata

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, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

De Candolle, A.P. 1825. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 2: Sistens Calyciflorarum ordines X. 644 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. : 2:404.

Additional references

Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
Baksh-Comeau, Y.S, Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D. (†), Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. 2016. An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250(1): 1–431. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.250.1.1 . Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Canavalia gladiata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 14. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Canavalia gladiata. Published online. Accessed: May 14 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Canavalia gladiata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 May 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Canavalia gladiata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 14. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Canavalia gladiata. Accessed: 14 May 2021.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Canavalia gladiata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

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