Version 10.38 20 July 2010 - Scientific Names: Canavalia dictyota Piper.

Canavalia dictyota Piper

HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae

GENUS: Canavalia DC.

Canavalia dictyota Piper [Preferred name]
Canavalia amazonica Piper {Synonym}

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:

Caribbean: Caribbean-TRP (U) [342, 1222, 1243]
Central America: Panama (U) [342, 1222, 1224, 1243]
North America: United States (U) [342]
South America: Brazil (U) [342, 1222, 1414]; Colombia (U) [342]; French Guiana (U) [342]; Guyana (U) [342, 1243]; Peru (U) [342]; Surinam (U) [342]; Venezuela (U) [342]

LITERATURE POINTERS:

DESCRIPTORS:
	Climbing: Climbing ; Further editing: 2003-02 (1997/1998 Editorial Scrutiny) Roskov YR ; Source(s): 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

342.		Sauer, J., 1964
		Brittonia 16(2):106-181 Revision of Canavalia