3891.000 Canavalia DC.
Mackinder, B. et al. (2001)
Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5)
Description of the genus
Lianes or perennial herbs. Leaves pinnately 3-fioliolate. Flowers in axillary racemes. Calyx 2-lipped. Corolla white to purple; standard reflexed, glabrous outside. Stamens all joined; the vexillary free below but fused above. Ovary with many ovules.
Pods large, usually with longitidinal ribs close to the upper margin. Seeds large Worldwide: 51 species in the (mainly American) tropics Zambia: 1 taxon. |
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