Fabaceae
Brazilian jackbean
Canavalia brasiliensis
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Canavalia
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Canavalia brasiliensisFabaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Brazilian jackbean
Synonyms
- Canavalia amazonica Piper
- Canavalia anomala Piper
- Canavalia campylocarpa Piper
- Canavalia caribaea Urb.
- Canavalia dictyota Piper
- Canavalia dictyota var. dictyota
- Canavalia dictyota var. ferruginea Aymard & Cuello
- Canavalia fendleri Piper
- Canavalia leptophylla Piper
- Canavalia mexicana Piper
- Canavalia panamensis Piper
- Canavalia paraguayensis Piper
- Canavalia prolifica Piper ex Ricker
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.