Fabaceae
Maunaloa
Canavalia cathartica
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Canavalia
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 小刀豆, 小果刀豆, 假刀豆, 野刀板荳, 野刀板豆
- English
- Maunaloa
- Japanese
- タカナタマメ
- Swahili
- Mtela
- Telugu
- అడవిచమ్మ
Synonyms
- Canavalia bouquete Montrouz.
- Canavalia bouquetii Montrouz.
- Canavalia ensiformis var. turgida (Graham ex A.Gray) Baker
- Canavalia ensiformis var. virosa (Roxb.) Baker
- Canavalia glandifolia Streets
- Canavalia glandifolia A.Gray ex STREETS
- Canavalia microcarpa (DC.) Piper
- Canavalia obtusifolia var. insularis Ridl.
- Canavalia polystachya Schweinf.
- Canavalia turgida Graham ex A.Gray
- Canavalia turgida A.Gray
- Canavalia virosa (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.
- Canavalia virosa Náves ex Fern.-Vill.
- Dolichos virosus Roxb.
- Lablab microcarpus DC.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Pacific Basin: native
Photos
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Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.