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Canavalia cathartica Thouars

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HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae

GENUS: Canavalia DC.

Canavalia cathartica Thouars [Preferred name]
    Canavalia bouquete Montrouz. {Synonym}
    Canavalia ensiformis var. turgida (A.Gray)Baker {Synonym}
    Canavalia ensiformis var. turgida Baker {Synonym}
    Canavalia ensiformis var. virosa (Roxb.)Baker {Synonym}
    Canavalia glandifolia Streets {Synonym}
    Canavalia microcarpa (DC.)Piper {Synonym}
    Canavalia obtusifolia sensu Prain {Misapplied}
    Canavalia obtusifolia var. insularis Ridl. {Synonym}
    Canavalia polystachya Schweinf. {Synonym}
    Canavalia stocksii Dalzell & A.Gibson {Synonym}
    Canavalia turgida A.Gray {Synonym}
    Canavalia turgida Graham {Synonym}
    Canavalia virosa (Roxb.)Wight & Arn. {Synonym}
    Dolichos virosus Roxb. {Synonym}
    Lablab microcarpus DC. {Synonym}
    Phaseolus virosus (Roxb.)Bojer {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Liane Caiman [3077]; Liane Caimen [3077]; Pwa Maron [3058]; Tu Tu Faroa [2968]; Wild Bean [3705]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Kenya (N) [210]; Tanzania (N) [210]
  Asia
Bangladesh (N) [3366]; Cambodia (N) [342, 1942]; China (N) [342, 3424]; Guangdong [3424]; East Timor (N) [342]; Hainan (N) [3424]; India (N) [210, 342, 1914, 1915, 1945, 3027, 3094, 3108, 3119]; Dadra-Nagar-Haveli [3094]; Goa [3094]; Karnataka [1914]; Kerala [1945]; Maharashtra [3108]; Orissa [1914]; Tamil Nadu [3027]; West Bengal [3119]; Indonesia (N) [261, 342]; Irian Jaya (N) [261]; Japan (N) [342]; Jawa (N) [342]; Kalimantan (N) [342]; Lesser Sunda Is (N) [342]; Malaysia (N) [210, 342, 3004]; Moluccas (N) [342]; Myanmar (N) [342]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [342]; Philippines (N) [342]; Ryukyu Is (N) [2825]; Sabah (N) [342]; Sarawak (N) [3004]; Singapore (N) [342, 3938]; Sri Lanka (N) [342, 3705]; Sulawesi (N) [342]; Sumatera (N) [342]; Taiwan (N) [342, 2827, 3424]; Thailand (N) [342, 3047]; Vietnam (N) [1942]
  Australasia
Australia (N) [1880, 3920]; New Caledonia (N) [342]; Papua New Guinea (N) [261]
  Caribbean
Caribbean-TRP (U) [1290]
  Indian Ocean
Aldabra (U) [1941]; Amirantes Group [1941]; Coetivy I [1941]; Andaman Is (N) [342, 3389]; Chagos Archipelago (U) [3065]; Christmas I (N) [3920]; Laccadive Is (U) [3379]; Maldives (N) [3076, 3080]; Mauritius (N) [1915]; Nicobar Is (N) [342, 3612]; Reunion (N) [1915]; Rodrigues (N) [1915]; Seychelles (N) [210, 342, 1941]
  Middle East
Yemen (U) [342]
  Pacific Ocean
American Samoa (N) [342]; Bismarck Archipelago (N) [261]; Bougainville (N) [261]; Cook Is (N) [342]; Fiji (N) [342, 2264]; Gilbert Is (U) [2235]; Hawaii (I) [2968]; Kiribati Line Is (N) [342]; Marshall Is (N) [342, 2235]; Nauru (U) [2235]; Northern Marianas (N) [2235]; Samoa-JML (N) [342]; Society Is (N) [342, 2968]; Solomon Is (N) [261, 342]; Tonga (N) [342]; Tubai Is (N) [342]; Vanuatu (N) [342]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Zanzibar-Inhambane regional transition zone; bushland and thicket. [210];
    Zanzibar-Inhambane regional transition zone; forest [210];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [210, 261, 342, 1915, 1919, 1931, 1941, 1942, 2825, 3424, 3465, 3705, 3898, 3920] ; Distribution Map [342] ; Illustration [210, 261, 342, 1915, 1930, 3424, 3465]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing [261] [1915] [1941], Not climbing ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Herb [1915], Shrub [261] ; Lifespan: Perennial [261] [1915] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Adams BR, 1993 Polhill RM, 1993 Zarucchi JL, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 1996 (Japan)

  
USES:
  Environmental [3920]; Fibre [261, 3920]

  
NOTES:
  Seeds are said to be edible when detoxified, often by cooking. [2968]
  Not found recently on Reunion. [1915]
  Indigenous to the Seychelles. [1941]
  Not found recently on Mauritius. [1915]
  This species has not been recorded from Madagascar, but its presence would not [3402]
  be surprising. [3402]

  
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342.

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1244.

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1431.

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1880.

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1914.

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