Overview
Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Liane Caiman, Liane Caimen, Mauna-Loa, Maunaloa, Pwa Maron, Tu Tu Faroa, Wild Bean
Description
Physical Description
Habit: Herb • Climbing: Climbing
Flowers: Bloom Period: March, April, May, June, July, August, September. • Flower Color: lavender, near white, pale pink, violet, white
Biology
Reproduction
Duration: Perennial
Growth
Soil: Minimum pH: 5.6 • Maximum pH: 7.8
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full sun .
Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11. (map)
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- Class:
Spermatopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Subclass:
Rosidae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
Rosanae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Order:
Fabales
()
- Bromhead, 1838
- Family:
Leguminosae
()
- A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
- Subfamily:
Papilionoideae
()
- Tribe:
Phaseoleae
()
- Genus:
Canavalia
()
- A.P. de Candolle, 1825, nom. cons.
- Specific epithet:
cathartica
- Thouars
- Botanical name: - Canavalia cathartica Thouars
- Specific epithet:
cathartica
- Thouars
- Genus:
Canavalia
(
- Tribe:
Phaseoleae
(
- Subfamily:
Papilionoideae
(
- Family:
Leguminosae
(
- Order:
Fabales
(
- Superorder:
Rosanae
(
- Subclass:
Rosidae
(
- Class:
Spermatopsida
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Synonyms
Canavalia bouquete Montrouz. • Canavalia ensiformis var. turgida (A. Gray)baker • Canavalia ensiformis var. virosa (Roxb.)baker • Canavalia glandifolia Streets • Canavalia microcarpa< /i> (Dc.)piper • Canavalia obtusifolia var. insularis Ridl. • Canavalia polystachya Schweinf. • Canavalia stocksii Dalzell & A. Gibson • Canavalia turgida A. Gray • Canavalia virosa (Roxb.)wight & Arn. • Dolichos virosus Roxb. • Lablab microcarpus Dc. • Phaseolus virosus (Roxb.)bojer
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Comment: Climbing
: Climbing, Conservation
Status: Not Threatened,
Habit: Herb, Habit: Shrub
, Lifespan: Perennial
Similar Species
Members of the genus Canavalia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 22 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
C. africana (Wild Sword Bean) · C. brasiliensis (Brazil Jackbean) · C. campylocarpa (Jeweled Jackbean) · C. cathartica (Liane Caiman) · C. ensiformis (Jack Bean) · C. galeata ('awikiwiki) · C. gladiata (Sword Bean) · C. gladiata var. gladiata (Sword-Bean) · C. gladiata 'Akanata Mame' (Sword Bean) · C. gladiata 'Shironata Mame' (Sword Bean) · C. hawaiiensis (Hawaiian Jackbean) · C. kauaiensis (Kauai Jackbean) · C. madagascariensis (Taikilozaha) · C. molokaiensis (Molokai Jack-Bean) · C. napaliensis (A Jack-Bean) · C. nitida (Bahama Baybean) · C. plagiosperma (Oblique Seed Jackbean) · C. pubescens (Jack Bean) · C. rosea (Bay Bean) · C. sericea (Dralawa) · C. villosa (Ojo De Venado) · C. mollis (Jackbean)
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Further Reading
- Check-list of the species of fishes known from the Philippine Archipelago, Manila, Bureau of printing, 1910. url p. 282, p. 559.
- Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 20 1917-1925 Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1890- url p. 565.
- Cooperative economic insect report. Hyattsville, MD. [etc.]Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs Animal and Plant Health Service. url p. 1124, p. 237, p. 337, p. 377, p. 569, p. 620, p. 740, p. 792, p. 836, p. 862, p. 899.
- Flora Vitiensis nova: a new Flora of Fiji (spermatophytes only) / Albert C. Smith. Lawaii, Hawaii: Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, 1979- url p. 220, p. 221.
- List of intercepted plant pests / United States Department of Agriculture, Plant Quarantine and Control Administration. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O.], 1932- url p. 10, p. 21, p. 23, p. 26, p. 29, p. 29, p. 30, p. 31, p. 41, p. 43, p. 48, p. 8, p. 9, p. 9.
- Phytologia. Bronx Park, New York, H.A. Gleason and H.N. Moldenke, url p. 408, p. 501.
Notes
Contributors
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 18, 2007:
- Australian National Herbarium
- , Australian National Herbarium
- Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
- Herbarium of the University of Aarhus, The AAU Herbarium Database
- Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
- National Herbarium of New South Wales, NSW herbarium collection
- National Herbarium of New South Wales, Plants of Papua New Guinea
- Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility, Magnoliophyta
- USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2665931
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-2285
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13629699
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:167471-3
- GRIN Nomen Number: 310991
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 501178
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDFAB0Q020
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: CACA29
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 27691
