Leguminosae-pap Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC.

Engraving from H.Sloane (1707 Jamaican voyage... )
| |	© H.Sloane (Sherardian lib. Oxford)

Keywords in this picture :

• Foliage
• Fruit
• Vegetative
• Flower & fruit
• Leaf
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

• Grenada - GRENADA

Species information

Description
Twinig annual to 1m; Lflets almost glabrous; pods 35-40cm long. Contain the enzyme

Interest
Green manure, stock feed, and for human food, although unripe seeds are toxic , safe when heated (Mabberley). Contain the enzyme Urease, which releases ammonia from Urine. Insecticidal and fungicidal chemicals within. Much recent research on realising agrofrestry etc potential.

Specimen information

Collector
Hawthorne, W.D.

Specimen Number
s.n.