Leguminosae-pap Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC.

| |	© W.D. Hawthorne

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Keywords in this picture :

• Flower
• Flower part
• Flower & fruit
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

• Levera National Park - GRENADA

Species information

Description
Creeping or climbing herb. Leaflets almost rounded, notched at tips. Pods 10-15cm long.

Interest
The flowers and fruits are eaten in Malaysia (Burkill, 1935). Probably helps prevent beach erosion. The leaflets are open and flat in the morning but fold up around the midrib as the sun rises.

Specimen information

Collection Date
23/06/2001

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, S.Cable & D. Jules

Specimen Number
641

Location
Levera beach.

Notes
Sprawling herb. FLOWERS: purple.

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.120000 N   Longitude: 61.360000 W   Altitude: 2