Fabaceae
Baybean
Canavalia rosea
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Canavalia
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Common names
By language (10)
- Afrikaans
- Strandboontjie
- arz
- كانافاليا الورديه
- Chinese
- 海刀豆, 濱刀豆, 野刀豆, 水流豆
- English
- Baybean, Bay bean, Beach bean, Coastal jackbean, MacKenzie bean, Seaside bean
- French
- Baybean, Haricot de plage, Pois-bord-de-mer
- Indonesian
- Kekara laut
- Japanese
- ナガミハマナタマメ
- Persian
- لوبیای ساحلی
- Swahili
- Mgobi
- Thai
- ถั่วคล้าทะเล
Synonyms
- Canavalia apiculata Piper
- Canavalia arenicola Piper
- Canavalia baueriana Endl.
- Canavalia emarginata (Jacq.) G.Don
- Canavalia maritima Thouars
- Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Urb.
- Canavalia miniata (Kunth) DC.
- Canavalia moneta Welw.
- Canavalia obcordata (Roxb.) Voigt
- Canavalia obtusifolia DC.
- Canavalia obtusifolia var. emarginata (Jacq.) DC.
- Canavalia obtusifolia var. emarginatus (Jacq.) DC.
- Canavalia podocarpa Dunn
- Canavalia rutilans DC.
- Clitoria rotundifolia Sessé & Moc.
- Dolichos emarginatus Jacq.
- Dolichos littoralis Vell.
- Dolichos maritimus Aubl.
- Dolichos miniatus Kunth
- Dolichos obcordatus Roxb.
- Dolichos obovatus Schumach. & Thonn.
- Dolichos obtusifolius Lam.
- Dolichos ovalifolius Schumach. & Thonn.
- Dolichos roseus Sw.
- Dolichos rotundifolius Vahl
- Glycine rosea G.Forst.
- Mucuna rutilans DC.
- Rhynchosia rosea DC.
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 785 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Cheng-Tao Lin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jeffrey A Ewick, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Victor Farjalla Pontes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peakaytea, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.