Maljoe (grudge pea), Jamaican Horse bean, Sword bean
Canavalia ensiformis
Summary 6
Canavalia ensiformis, or (common) jack bean, is a legume which is used for animal fodder and human nutrition, especially in Brazil where it is called feijão-de-porco ("pig bean"). It is also the source of concanavalin A.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Scamperdale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/36517976@N06/11367865434/
- (c) Stefan Dressler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.westafricanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?page_id=14&id=261
- (c) Roger Culos, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Canavalia_ensiformis_MHNT.BOT.2013.22.55.jpg
- (c) "<a href=""http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=12-75-39-00"">ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory</a>. China.", some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://plants.usda.gov/gallery/large/caen4_001_lhp.jpg
- Lígia Prado, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Canava1.jpg
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canavalia_ensiformis
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- World Flora Online
