- Canavalia gladiata
:"Sword Bean" and variants redirect here. This term is also used for other
legume s, notably the Common Jack-bean."Taxobox
name = "Canavalia gladiata"
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regnum =Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Fabales
familia =Fabaceae
genus = "Canavalia "
subdivision_ranks =Species
species = "C. gladiata"
binomial = "Canavalia gladiata"
binomial_authority = (Jacq. ) DC."Canavalia gladiata", usually called Sword Bean, is a domesticated plant species in the legume (
Fabaceae ) family.The fruits are eaten as a vegetable in Africa and Asia.Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen.]
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* [http://database.prota.org/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=QBE_QUERY&BU=http%3A%2F%2Fdatabase.prota.org%2Fsearch.htm&TN=PROTAB~1&QB0=AND&QF0=Species+Code&QI0=Canavalia+gladiata&RF=Webdisplay PROTAbase on "Canavalia gladiata"]
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