Canavalia ensiformis (L.)DC.

Canavalia ensiformis (L.)DC.

Status: Accepted
Genus: Canavalia DC.
Tribe: Phaseoleae
References: [2825][1941][1056][342][210]

Other names:

Canavalia ensiformis (L.)DC. Var. albida DC. [Synonym] [342]
Canavalia ensiformis (L.)DC. Var. truncata Ricker [Synonym] [342]
Canavalia gladiata (Jacq.)DC. Var. leucosperma Voigt [Synonym] [342]
Dolichos acinaciformis Jacq. [Synonym] [342]
Dolichos ensiformis L. [Synonym] [1409][2825][1645][1430][1414][1243][1408][1056][342]
Dolichos pugioniformis Rausch. [Synonym] [342]
Malocchia ensiformis (L.)Savi [Synonym] [342]

Common Names:

Cocorico [3061]
Dolique [1941]
Garde Place [2157]
Gros Pois [1941]
Haba Criolla [2274]
Horse Bean [1941] [2828]
Horsebean [1902] [2828]
Jack Bean [2828] [2968] [2264] [1915]
Jackbean [1902]
Overlook Bean [1056]
Pipi [2968]
Pois de Sabre [1915]
Pois Maldioc [2157]
Sword Bean [2264]
Sword Bean---- [1941]
Swordbean [1902]

Descriptors:

Habit:
- Herb
- Shrub
Lifespan:
- Annual
- Perennial
Stems:
- Climbing
- Not climbing
Source(s):
- 1988(Africa)Lock JM
- 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
- 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
- 1993 Polhill RM
- 1993 Zarucchi JL
- 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
- 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
- 1999-05 Heald J
Conservation Status:
- Cultigen not known in the wild

Uses:

Environmental [210] [2968] [342] [2825]
Food and Drink [342] [210] [2968] [2828] [2264] [1941]
Forage [2825]

Geographical Distribution:

Africa [342]
- Angola-ISO [216]
- Benin [212]
- Cameroon [8]
- Chad [342]
- Egypt [342]
- Ethiopia [24]
- Gabon [342]
- Ghana [8]
- Guinea [212]
- Guinea Bissau [212]
- Ivory Coast [212]
- Kenya [210]
- Liberia [342]
- Mali [212]
- Mozambique [8]
- Niger [78]
- Nigeria [212]
- Sao Tome & Principe [217]
- Senegal [212]
- Sierra Leone [212]
- Sudan [29]
- Tanzania [210]
- Togo [212]
- Zaire [8]
- Zimbabwe [8]

Asia [342] [1179] [1942] [2827] [2907]
- China [342] [1179]
- India [342]
- Indonesia-ISO [342]
- Japan [2907]
- Laos [1942]
- Malaysia-ISO [342]
- Myanmar [342]
- Philippines [342]
- Singapore [342]
- Taiwan [2827]
- Vietnam [342] [1942]

Australasia [261] [342]
- Australia [342]
- New Caledonia [342]
- Papua New Guinea [261]

Caribbean [342] [2157]
- Cuba [342]
- Dominican Republic [342] [2157]
- Grenada [342]
- Guadeloupe [342]
- Haiti [342] [2157]
- Jamaica [342]
- Martinique [342]
- Puerto Rico [342]
- Trinidad & Tobago [342]
- Virgin Is [342]

Central America [342]
- Belize [342]
- Costa Rica [342]
- El Salvador [342]
- Guatemala [342] [1645]
- Honduras [342]
- Mexico(North & Central) [342]
- Mexico(South East) [342]
- Panama [342] [1224] [1243]

Indian Ocean [342] [1941] [3054] [3057] [3062] [3064] [3072]
- Chagos Archipelago [3072]
- Comoro Is [3054]
- Maldives [3062]
- Mauritius [342]
- Reunion [342] [3064]
- Rodrigues [3057]
- Seychelles [1941]

North America [342]
- United States [342] [1431]
  - Alabama [342]
  - Arizona [342]
  - Arkansas [342]
  - District Of Columbia [342]
  - Mississippi [342]
  - Oklahoma [342]
  - Texas [342]

Pacific Ocean [342] [1940] [2235] [2264] [2968]
- Fiji [1940] [2264]
- Guam [342]
- Hawaii [342]
- Kiribati Line Is [342]
- Marshall Is [2235]
- Nauru [2235]
- Northern Marianas [2235]
- Society Is [342] [2968]

South America
- Argentina [342]
- Bolivia [1289]
- Brazil [342] [1414]
- Colombia [342] [1292]
- French Guiana [1408]
- Paraguay [342]
- Peru [342]
- Surinam [342]
- Venezuela [342]

Notes:

Prehistoric American Indian domesticate;now of trivial importance as a crop
plant, grown primarily as a cover crop or green manure [342]

Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:00:23