Fabaceae
Canavalia

Canavalia nitida (Cav.) Piper

First published in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 562 (1925)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico (Puebla), Caribbean. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bahamas, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Puerto Rico

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of the Cayman Islands

  • Piper, Contr. U.S. Nat. Herb. 20: 559, 562 (1925).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wright, C. [139], Cuba K000502885 Yes
Sintenis, P. [452], Puerto Rico Canavalia rusiosperma K000082385 Unknown type material Yes
Wright, C. [139], Cuba Canavalia cubensis K000082383 Unknown type material Yes
Small, J.K. [8919], Bahamas Canavalia bahamensis K000082384 Unknown type material Yes

Sources

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0