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Genus:
Canavalia Life
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Eurosid I > Fabales > Family: Fabaceae > Subfamily: Papilionoideae
About 50 species,
found widely in warm regions, with six species native to southern Africa.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants of
southern Africa - an online checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe
and Flora of
Mozambique.
Canavalia africana
Recorded from Zimbabwe and Mozambique. |
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Canavalia bonariensis |
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Canavalia ensiformis (Jack bean)
Jack bean is a creeper that is cultivated in some rural
regions of southern Africa. In order to make the seeds palatable, they need
to be well-cooked and the seed coat removed. Seeds are also ground up and
used as a coffee substitute. |
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Canavalia gladiata (Sword
bean) Probably native to eastern Asia. |
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Canavalia rosea |
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Canavalia virosa
Sometimes cultivated in southern Africa. |
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