Canavalia gladiata
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- "Sword Bean" and variants redirect here. This term is also used for other legumes, notably the Common Jack-bean.
| Canavalia gladiata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Canavalia |
| Species: | C. gladiata |
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| Canavalia gladiata (Jacq.) DC. |
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Canavalia gladiata, usually called Sword Bean, is a domesticated plant species in the legume (Fabaceae) family. The legume is a used as a vegetable in interiors of central and south central India, though not commercially farmed. In Telugu it is called 'chamma kaya'
The fruits are eaten as a vegetable in Africa and Asia.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ 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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