Canavalia gladiata
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Species: | C. gladiata
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Canavalia gladiata (Jacq.) DC.
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Canavalia gladiata, the sword bean[1] or scimitar bean,[2] is a domesticated plant species in the legume family Fabaceae. It is used as a vegetable in interior central and south central India, though not commercially farmed. The unripe pods are also eaten as a vegetable in Africa and Asia.[1]
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From the Japanese agricultural encyclopedia Seikei Zusetsu (1804)
The term "sword bean" is also used for other legumes, notably the common jack bean Canavalia ensiformis.
References[]
- ^ a b "Canavalia gladiata". Plant Resources of Tropical Africa (PROTA). Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Canavalia gladiata". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2 January 2020.
Categories:
- Canavalia
- Edible legumes
- Flora of Japan
- Flora of China
- Flora of tropical Asia
- Taxa named by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
- Faboideae stubs