Fabaceae

Snake bean

Bobgunnia madagascariensis (Desv.) J.H.Kirkbr. & Wiersema

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Bobgunnia

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Snake bean: Seeds (total of three) and fragment of a Snake bean's seed pod found in Jul 2007 in woodland south of Shamvura camp on the Kavango river, northern Namibia. — Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Snake bean

Synonyms

Cassia madagascariensis Poir. ex Desv.
Swartzia madagascariensis Desv.
Swartzia madagascariensis f. glabrescens G.C.C.Gilbert & Boutique
Swartzia madagascariensis f. grandifoliolata G.C.C.Gilbert & Boutique
Swartzia marginata Benth.
Swartzia sapinii De Wild.
Tounatea madagascariensis (Desv.) Baill.

Photos

Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Werner Hammer, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Werner Hammer, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Werner Hammer, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.