Canavalia

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Canavalia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Canavalia (an aboriginal name). Including Malocchia. Leguminosae. Bean-like plants, some of them producing edible seeds and some more or less grown for ornament. Prostrate trailing or twining herbs, with pinnately 3-foliolate lvs.: fls. in axillary racemes or fascicles, often large, violet, rose or white, with bell-shaped, 2-lipped calyx, papilionaceous corolla, 9 stamens united and 1 free for all or part of its length: pods large and ribbed on edges.—A dozen species, widely distributed in warm countries. C. bonariensis, Lindl. Twining: lfts. ovate, with the long apex obtuse: fls. purple in drooping racemes that exceed the lvs., the standard large broad and notched. Uruguay and S. Brazil B.R. 1199. H.U. 4, p. 129. — C. obtusifolia, DC. Prostrate or climbing: lfts. nearly orbicular to oval or obovate, rounded or cuneate at base: fls. pink, in racemes exceeding the lvs.: seed brown, oblong. Fls. and Texas south. Known as "mato de la playa" in Porto Rico. — C. rusiosperma, Urban. Large and tall, ascending highest forest trees: seeds red. Known as "Mato Colorado." W.Indies. L.H.B. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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