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Canavalia megalantha

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Taxonomy

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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: megalantha - Merr.
        Botanical name: - Canavalia megalantha Merr.

Notes

Place of publication : Philipp. J. Sci., C 9:93. 1914

Name verified on 22-Dec-2005 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 22-Dec-2005

Similar Species

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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

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The Philippine journal of science. 9 1914 Manila. url p. 93.

Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 30, 2012.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5828398
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 15560054
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:483680-1
GRIN Nomen Number: 8836
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2085609

Last Revised: 7/15/2012