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jackbeans
Canavalia
Canavalia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family (Fabaceae) and comprises approximately 48 to 50 species of tropical vines. Members of the genus are commonly known as jack-beans. The species of Canavalia endemic to the Hawaiian Islands were named ʻāwikiwiki by the Native Hawaiians. The name translates to "the very quick one" and comes from the Hawaiian word for "fast" that has also been appropriated into the name "Wikipedia". The genus name is...
55 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Beach Bean
speciesCanavalia rosea
Canavalia lineata
speciesCanavalia lineata
Poisonous Sea Bean
speciesCanavalia cathartica
Canavalia villosa
speciesCanavalia villosa
Brazilian Jackbean
speciesCanavalia brasiliensis
Canavalia septentrionalis
speciesCanavalia septentrionalis
Canavalia bonariensis
speciesCanavalia bonariensis
Silky Jackbean
speciesCanavalia sericea
Jack Bean
speciesCanavalia ensiformis
Sword Bean
speciesCanavalia gladiata
Canavalia africana
speciesCanavalia africana
Canavalia galeata
speciesCanavalia galeata
Wild Jack Bean
speciesCanavalia papuana
Canavalia oxyphylla
speciesCanavalia oxyphylla
Canavalia picta
speciesCanavalia picta
Canavalia acuminata
speciesCanavalia acuminata
Puakauhi
speciesCanavalia hawaiiensis
Canavalia madagascariensis
speciesCanavalia madagascariensis
Canavalia parviflora
speciesCanavalia parviflora
Canavalia hirsutissima
speciesCanavalia hirsutissima
Canavalia favieri
speciesCanavalia favieri
Canavalia megalantha
speciesCanavalia megalantha
Canavalia bicarinata
speciesCanavalia bicarinata
Lavafield Jackbean
speciesCanavalia pubescens
Canavalia nitida
speciesCanavalia nitida
Canavalia mattogrossensis
speciesCanavalia mattogrossensis
Canavalia grandiflora
speciesCanavalia grandiflora
Canavalia kauaiensis
speciesCanavalia kauaiensis
Canavalia molokaiensis
speciesCanavalia molokaiensis
Canavalia palmeri
speciesCanavalia palmeri
Canavalia virosa
speciesCanavalia virosa
Canavalia mollis
speciesCanavalia mollis
Canavalia napaliensis
speciesCanavalia napaliensis
Canavalia reflexiflora
speciesCanavalia reflexiflora
Canavalia macrobotrys
speciesCanavalia macrobotrys
Canavalia dura
speciesCanavalia dura
Canavalia matudae
speciesCanavalia matudae
Canavalia glabra
speciesCanavalia glabra
Canavalia beniensis
speciesCanavalia beniensis
Canavalia eurycarpa
speciesCanavalia eurycarpa
Canavalia microsperma
speciesCanavalia microsperma
Canavalia atroferruginea
speciesCanavalia atroferruginea
Canavalia campylodonta
speciesCanavalia campylodonta
Canavalia cuchillae
speciesCanavalia cuchillae
Canavalia gibbosa
speciesCanavalia gibbosa
Canavalia rotundata
speciesCanavalia rotundata
Canavalia macrantha
speciesCanavalia macrantha
Canavalia rugosa
speciesCanavalia rugosa
Canavalia sousae
speciesCanavalia sousae
Canavalia variegata
speciesCanavalia variegata
Canavalia straminea
speciesCanavalia straminea
Canavalia altipendula
speciesCanavalia altipendula
Canavalia plagiosperma
speciesCanavalia plagiosperma
Canavalia veillonii
speciesCanavalia veillonii
Canavalia raiateensis
speciesCanavalia raiateensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 131243.