Overview
The flowers and fruits are eaten in Malaysia (Burkill, 1935). Probably helps prevent beach erosion. The leaflets are open and flat in the morning but fold up around the midrib as the sun rises .
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Bay Bean, Bay Bean (Usa), Bay Pod, Bay-Bean, Baybean, Beach Bean, Beach Bean (Usa), Beach-Bean, Coastal Jack Bean, Cocorico, Dralawa, Drautolu, Feseka, Graines Ouari, Horse Bean, Liane Caiman, Liane Cocorico, Mate De Costa, Narrow Jackbean, Patate Cochon, Pois Lan Mer, Pois Liane, Pois Maldioc, Pois-Zombi, Sea Bean, Tuifaruaa, Tutuifarua'a
Common Names in Malagasy:
Lalanda, Lalandana
Common Names in Sinhalese:
Mudu-Awara
Description
Physical Description
Species Canavalia rosea
Creeping or climbing herb. Leaflets almost rounded , notched at tips . Pods 10-15cm long.
Habit: Herb • Climbing: Not Climbing
Flowers: Bloom Period: March, April, May, June, July, August. • Flower Color: mauve , near white, pink, rose, white
Size/Age/Growth
Size: 6-12" tall.
Habitat
Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of -237 meters (-778 feet).[1]
Biome: Coastal.
Biology
Reproduction
Duration: Perennial
Growth
Culture: Space 24-36" apart.
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .
Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 8b, 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:
rosea
- (Sw.)DC.
- Botanical name: - Canavalia rosea (Sw.)DC.
- Specific epithet:
rosea
- (Sw.)DC.
- 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
Canavali maritima Thouars • Canavalia apiculata Piper • Canavalia arenicola Piper • Canavalia baueriana Endl. • Canavalia emarginata (Jacq.)g. Don • Canavalia maritima (Aubl.)thouars • Canavalia miniata< /i> (Kunth)dc. • Canavalia moneta Welw. • Canavalia obcordata Voigt • Canavalia obtusifolia var. emarginata (Jacq.)dc. • Canavalia obtusifolia var. insularis Ridl. • Canavalia obtusifolia< /i> (Lam.)dc. • Canavalia podocarpa Dunn • Canavalia rosea< /i> (Sw.) Dc. • Clitoria rotundifolia (Vahl)sesse & Moc. • Dolichos emarginatus Jacq. • Dolichos littoralis Vell. • Dolichos maritimus Aubl. • Dolichos miniatus Kunth • Dolichos obcordatus Roxb. • Dolichos obovatus Schum. & Thonn. • Dolichos obtusifolius Lam. • Dolichos roseus Sw. • Dolichos rotundifolius Vahl
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Comment: Climbing
: Not 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
- A naturalist's sojourn in Jamaica / by Philip Henry Gosse; assisted by Richard Hill. London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1851. url p. 26.
- An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants, Manila, Bureau of Printing, 1922-26. url p. 313.
- Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural. Madrid: La Sociedad, url p. 296.
- Botanical publications of E.D. Merrill. [New York, etc., 1899- url p. 313.
- Bulletin of miscellaneous information /Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 1922 London: H.M. Stationery Office, 1900-1941. url p. 129, p. 130, p. 132, p. 145.
- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: The Museum, 1951-1992. url p. 356.
- Companion to the Botanical magazine: being a journal, containing such interesting botanical information as does not come within the prescribed limits of the magazine; with occasional figures /by W.J. Hooker. 1 1835 London: Printed by E. Conchman. .. for the proprietor, S. Curtis, 1835-1836 [i.e., 1835-1837] url p. 346.
- Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 35 1968 Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1890- url p. 216, p. 248, p. 451, p. 460, p. 565, p. VI.
- 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, p. 222.
- Flora of Jamaica, containing descriptions of the flowering plants known from the island, by William Fawcett and Alfred Barton Rendle. London.Printed by order of the Trustees of the British Museum, 1910- url p. 60, p. 60.
- Grisebach, A. H. R. Flora of the British West Indian islands /by A.H.R. Grisebach. [1859]-18 London, L. Reeve, 1864. url p. 197.
- Memoirs of the San Diego Society of Natural History. 16 1989 San Diego, Calif.: The Society, 1931-1989. url fig. 3, page 11, p. 36, appendix i, page 70, p. 9.
- Phytologia. Bronx Park, New York, H.A. Gleason and H.N. Moldenke, url p. 308, p. 311, p. 315, p. 345.
- Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th series. San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences. url p. 281.
- Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76: under the command of Captain George S. Nares, R.N., F.R.S. and Captain Frank Turle Thomson, R.N. / prepared under the superintendence of Sir C. Wyville Thomson. Edinburgh: Neill, 1880-1895. url p. 29.
- Textbook of theoretical botany, by R. C. McLean and W. R. Ivimey-Cook. London, Longmans, Green[1951- url p. 1560, p. 2187.
- The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology being a continuation of the Annals combined with Loudon and Charlesworth's Magazine of Natural History. London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd. url p. 197, p. 197, p. 197.
- The London journal of botany: containing figures and descriptions of such plants as recommend themselves by their novelty, rarity, history, or uses: together with botanical notices and information and and occasional portraits and memoirs of eminent botanists. 3 1844 London: H. Baillie?re, 1842-1848. url p. 503.
- The flora of Jamaica; a description of the plants of that island, arranged according to the natural orders. With and appendix, containing an enumeration of the genera according to the Linnaean system, and an essay on the geographical destribution of the species. By James Macfadyen, M. D. Vo. I. Ranunculac London, Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman; [etc., etc.]1837. url p. 292, p. 292.
- Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. [London]: Published for the Zoological Society of London by Academic Press url p. 182.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 30, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal January 28, 2008:
- Australian National Herbarium
- , Australian National Herbarium
- Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program
- Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad, Herbario del Instituto de Ecología, A.C., México
- GBIF-Spain, Real Jardin Botanico
- , Vascular Plant Herbarium
- Herbarium of the University of Aarhus, The AAU Herbarium Database
- Herbier de l'Université Louis Pasteur, herbier de nouvelle-caledonie
- Herbier de la Guyane, Herbier de la Guyane
- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
- , Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
- International Plant Genetic Resources Institute(IPGRI), The System-wide Information Network for Genetic Resources
- 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
- SysTax, Herbarium Universitat Ulm
- SysTax, New York Botanical Garden
- SysTax, Royal Botanic Gardens
- SysTax, SysTax
- The New York Botanical Garden, Vascular Plant Type Specimens
- USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2665936
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-2290
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14172296
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:146735-3
- GRIN Nomen Number: 8841
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 501188
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDFAB0Q0Q0
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: CARO26
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 24297
Footnotes
- Standard Deviation = 761.930 based on 676 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
