Canavalia plagiosperma Piper GRIN-Global

Taxon: Canavalia plagiosperma Piper

Summary

Genus:

Canavalia

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Phaseoleae

Subtribe:

Diocleinae

Nomen number:

8839

Place of publication:

C. V. Piper & S. T. Dunn, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1922:141. 1922

Verified:

12/22/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

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

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Reference(s)

Duke, J. A. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance. 1981
Liogier, A. H. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-. 1981-
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
Sauer, J. 1964. Revision of Canavalia. Brittonia 16:141.

Common names

English
giant-bean –
oblique-seed jack-bean –
German
Riesenbohne –
Spanish
poroto gigante –

Distribution

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

Cultivated ()
Naturalized ()
Other ()

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	forage		Duke, J. A. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance. 1981
Environmental	soil improver		Duke, J. A. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance. 1981

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=8839. Accessed 1 May 2026.