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Canavalia ensiformis (L.)DC.

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HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae

GENUS: Canavalia DC.

Canavalia ensiformis (L.)DC. [Preferred name]
    Canavalia ensiformis var. albida DC. {Synonym}
    Canavalia ensiformis var. truncata Ricker {Synonym}
    Canavalia gladiata var. leucosperma Voigt {Synonym}
    Dolichos acinaciformis Jacq. {Synonym}
    Dolichos ensiformis L. {Synonym}
    Dolichos pugioniformis Rauschert {Synonym}
    Malocchia ensiformis (L.)Savi {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Awara [3705]; Bara Sem [3030, 3627]; Bu-wal-awara [3705]; Cocorico [3061]; Dolique [1941]; Garde Place [2157]; Gros Pois [1941]; Haba Criolla [2274]; Horse Bean [261, 1941, 2828, 3587, 3705]; Horsebean [1902, 2828]; Jack Bean [1915, 1941, 2264, 2828, 2968, 3587, 3705]; Jackbean [1902]; Jangli Sem [3028]; Kadsambal [1945]; Overlook Bean [1056]; Pipi [2968]; Pois Maldioc [2157]; Pois Sabre [1941]; Pois de Sabre [1915]; Sabre-Bean [261, 3705]; Sufed Kadsumbal [3030, 3627]; Sword Bean [261, 2264, 3587, 3705]; Swordbean [1902]; Wal-awara [3705]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Angola (I) [216]; Benin (I) [212]; Cameroon (I) [8]; Chad (I) [342]; Egypt (I) [342]; Ethiopia (I) [24]; Gabon (I) [342]; Ghana (I) [8]; Guinea (I) [212]; Guinea Bissau (I) [212]; Ivory Coast (I) [212]; Kenya (I) [210]; Liberia (I) [342]; Mali (I) [212]; Mozambique (I) [8]; Niger (I) [78]; Nigeria (I) [212]; Sao Tome & Principe (I) [217]; Senegal (I) [212]; Sierra Leone (I) [212]; Sudan (I) [29]; Tanzania (I) [210]; Togo (I) [212]; Zaire (I) [8]; Zimbabwe (I) [8]
  Asia
Bangladesh (I) [3366]; China (I) [342, 1179, 3424]; Guangdong [3424]; East Timor (I) [3004]; Hainan (I) [3424]; India (I) [342, 1914, 3017, 3028, 3031, 3037, 3040, 3101, 3366, 3688]; Andhra Pradesh [3366]; Arunachal Pradesh [3040]; Assam [3366]; Bihar [3031]; Delhi [3366]; Goa [3366]; Gujarat [3017]; Haryana [3366]; Himachal Pradesh [3366]; Jammu-Kashmir [3366]; Karnataka [3366]; Kerala [3366]; Madhaya Pradesh [3366]; Maharashtra [3101]; Manipur [3366]; Meghalaya [3366]; Mizoram [3366]; Nagaland [3366]; Orissa [3366]; Pondicherry [3366]; Punjab [3366]; Rajasthan [3028]; Sikkim [3366]; Tamil Nadu [3688]; Tripura [3366]; Uttar Pradesh [3366]; West Bengal [3037]; Yanan [3366]; Indonesia (I) [342, 3004, 3898]; Japan (I) [2907]; Jawa (N) [3898]; Kalimantan (N) [3004]; Laos (I) [1942]; Malaysia (I) [342, 3004]; Moluccas (N) [3004]; Myanmar (I) [342]; Nepal (I) [3369]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [342]; Philippines (I) [342]; Sabah (N) [342]; Sarawak (N) [3004]; Singapore (I) [342, 3938]; Sri Lanka (I) [3705]; Sulawesi (N) [3004]; Sumatera (N) [342]; Taiwan (I) [2827]; Vietnam (I) [342, 1942]
  Australasia
Australia (I) [342]; New Caledonia (I) [342]; Papua New Guinea (I) [261]
  Caribbean
Cuba (U) [342]; Dominican Republic (N) [342, 2157]; Grenada (U) [342]; Guadeloupe (U) [342]; Haiti (N) [342, 2157]; Jamaica (U) [342]; Martinique (U) [342]; Puerto Rico (U) [342]; Trinidad & Tobago (U) [342]; Virgin Is (U) [342]
  Central America
Belize (I) [342]; Costa Rica (I) [342]; El Salvador (I) [342]; Guatemala (I) [342, 1645]; Honduras (I) [342]; Mexico(North & Central) (U) [342]; Mexico(South East) (U) [342]; Nicaragua (I) [3348]; Panama (I) [342, 1224, 1243]
  Indian Ocean
Andaman Is (I) [3366]; Chagos Archipelago (I) [3072]; Comoro Is (I) [3054, 4747]; Anjouan I [4747]; Madagascar (U) [3402]; Maldives (I) [3062, 3076]; Mauritius (I) [342, 1915]; Nicobar Is (I) [3366]; Reunion (I) [342, 1915, 3064]; Rodrigues (I) [3057]; Seychelles (I) [1941]
  North America
United States (I) [342, 1431, 3157]; Alabama [342]; Arizona [342]; Arkansas [342]; District Of Columbia [342]; Florida [3157]; Mississippi [342]; Oklahoma [342]; Texas [342]
  Pacific Ocean
Fiji (I) [1940, 2264]; Guam (I) [342]; Hawaii (I) [342]; Kiribati Line Is (I) [342]; Marshall Is (I) [2235]; Nauru (I) [2235]; Northern Marianas (I) [2235]; Society Is (I) [342, 2968]
  South America
Argentina (I) [342]; Bolivia (I) [1289]; Brazil (I) [342, 1414]; Colombia (I) [342, 1292]; French Guiana (I) [1408]; Paraguay (I) [342]; Peru (I) [342]; Surinam (I) [342]; Venezuela (I) [342]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [210];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [24, 210, 230, 261, 342, 1919, 1941, 1942, 2157, 2825, 3057, 3348, 3402, 3424, 3705, 3898] ; Distribution Map [342] ; Illustration [230, 342, 1930, 3627]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing [261] [3402], Not climbing [261] ; Conservation Status: Cultigen not known in the wild [3581] ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157] [3348], 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Herb [3402], Shrub [261] ; Lifespan: Annual, Perennial [261] [3057] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Polhill RM, 1993 Zarucchi JL, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 1996 (Japan) Ohashi H, 1999-

  
USES:
  Environmental [210, 261, 342, 2825, 2968, 3402, 3705]; Food and Drink [210, 342, 1941, 1942, 2264, 2828, 2968, 3030, 3705]; Forage [2825, 3030]

  
NOTES:
  Possibly of American origin. [1942]
  Widely cultivated. [261]

  
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