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Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC.
jack bean

   
Symbol: CAEN4
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Duration: Annual
Perennial
Growth Habit: Vine
Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    I
PR    I
VI    I



   
Other common names:
  wonderbean
Photograph of Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC.
Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. China.
 
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Distribution by State:
Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC.

Distributional Map for Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC.
Distribution Map Legend

Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC. distribution:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, DC, FL, GA, IL, KS, MO, MS, OK, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
DC, FL, IL, MO, MS, TX

 

Related Taxa:
Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC.

236 genera in Fabaceae, 17 species in Canavalia
 

Classification:
Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass   Rosidae
Order   Fabales
Family   Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus   Canavalia Adans. – jackbean
Species   Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC. – jack bean
 

Introduced Information:
Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

 

 
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