Canavalia gladiata (Jacq.) DC. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Canavalia gladiata (Jacq.) DC.

Summary

Genus:

Canavalia

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Phaseoleae

Subtribe:

Diocleinae

Nomen number:

8829

Place of publication:

Prodr. 2:404. 1825

Verified:

12/22/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

5 (5 active, 4 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Dolichos gladiatus Jacq.

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Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
Allen, O. N. & E. K. Allen. The Leguminosae. A source book of characteristics, uses, and nodulation. 1981
Aubréville, A. et al., eds. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam. 1960-
Duke, J. A. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance. 1981
Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim. 1984-
Grobbelaar, N. & B. Clarke. 1974. A qualitative study of the nodulating ability of legume species: List 4. Agroplantae 6:59-64.
Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm.
Howard, R. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 1974-1989
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Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
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Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
Sauer, J. 1964. Revision of Canavalia. Brittonia 16:149.
Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 8:134-136.
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Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
Verdcourt, B. A manual of New Guinea legumes. 1979
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. Flora of Panama. 1943-1980
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).

Common names

English
scimitar-bean –
sword-bean –
French
dolic en sabre –
pois sabre –
pois sabre rouge –
German
Schwertbohne –
Portuguese (Brazil)
feijão-de-porco –
Spanish
haba de burro –
poroto sable –
Swedish
svärdböna –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
2	Cultivated
4	Naturalized
6	Other

Cultivated ()
Naturalized ()
Other ()

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Environmental	soil improver	National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
Human food	vegetable	Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 8:134-136.
Materials	beads	Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
Vertebrate poisons	mammals	Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 8:134-136.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=8829. Accessed 9 January 2025.