Canavalia gladiata

Sword bean
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Canavalia
Species:	C. gladiata
Binomial name
	Canavalia gladiata; (Jacq.) DC.

"Sword Bean" and variants redirect here. This term is also used for other legumes, notably the Common Jack-bean.

Canavalia gladiata, the sword bean^[1] or scimitar bean,^[2] is a domesticated plant species in the legume family Fabaceae. It is used as a vegetable in interior central and south central India, though not commercially farmed. The fruits are eaten as a vegetable in Africa and Asia.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Canavalia gladiata". Plant Resources of Tropical Africa (PROTA). Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^ "Canavalia gladiata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

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[PROTA-1] "Canavalia gladiata". Plant Resources of Tropical Africa (PROTA). Retrieved 2 January 2020.

[GRIN-2] "Canavalia gladiata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

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