Fabaceae
Canavalia

Canavalia brasiliensis Mart. ex Benth.

First published in Comm. Legum. Gen.: 71 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical America. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Florida, Galápagos

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.
  • Araújo, D. & Alves, M. (2010). Climbing plants of a fragmented area of lowland Atlantic forest, Igarassu, Pernambuco (northeastern Brazil). Phytotaxa 8: 1-24.
  • Balick, M.J., Nee, M.H. & Atha, D.E. (2000). Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Belize with Common Names an Uses: 1-246. New York Botanic Garden Press, New York.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • D'Arcy, W.G. (1987). Flora of Panama. Checklist and Index.. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 17: 1-328. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Ibarra-Manríquez, G. & al. (2015). Lianas of Mexico. Botanical Sciences 93: 365-417.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Isely, D. (1998). Native and Naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States: 1-1007. Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Standley, P.C. & Steyermark, J.A. (1946). Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany New Series 24(5): 1-502. Field Museum of Natural History.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Balick, M.J., Nee, M.H. & Atha, D.E. (2000). Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Belize with Common Names an Uses: 1-246. New York Botanic Garden Press, New York.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • D'Arcy, W.G. (1987). Flora of Panama. Checklist and Index.. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 17: 1-328. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Isely, D. (1998). Native and Naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States: 1-1007. Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
  • Jaramillo Díaz, P. & Guézou, A. (2017). CDF Checklist of Galapagos Vascular Plants - FCD Lista de especies de Plantas Vasculares de Galápagos http://www.darwinfoundation.org/datazone/checklists/vascular-plants/.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.
  • S.Calderon & P.C.Standley (1944). Lista Preliminar de las plantas de El Salvador, ed. 2: 1-450. Ediciones culturales de la universidad de El Salvador.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2002 Coradin, L. [8706], Brazil K000930153 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Silva, G.P. [2471], Rio Grande do Norte K000206792 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Franco, A.L.M. [28108], Brazil K000930154 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Silva, G.P. [2461], Pernambuco K000206793 Yes
Aug 1, 1995 Nascimento, M.S.B. [133], Piauí K000206947 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 França, F. [1060], Bahia K000206806 No
Jan 1, 1994 Queiroz, L.P. [3848], Bahia K000206801 No
Jan 1, 1994 Queiroz, L.P. [4004], Bahia K000206802 No
Jan 1, 1993 Queiroz, L.P. [3189], Bahia K000206797 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Queiroz, L.P. [3106], Bahia K000206796 No
Jan 1, 1993 Queiroz, L.P. [3565], Bahia K000206794 No
Jan 1, 1993 Queiroz, L.P. [3264], Bahia K000206795 No
Jan 1, 1993 Queiroz, L.P. [3461], Bahia K000206803 No
Sep 6, 1992 n/a K001478464 Yes
Oct 20, 1986 Chagas, F. [807], Brazil K000930158 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Silva, M.N. [329], Brazil K000930152 Yes
Apr 1, 1985 Lewis, G.P. [1353], Ceará K000206667 No
Apr 1, 1985 Lewis, G.P. [1353], Ceará K000206666 No
Dec 30, 1984 Colombia K001478473 Yes
Dec 31, 1983 n/a K001478471 Yes
Oct 23, 1983 Colombia K001478472 Yes
Sep 3, 1983 n/a K001478469 Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Duarte, A.P. [10547], Bahia K000206665 Yes
Jun 1, 1979 Fevereiro, V.P.B. [611], Paraíba K000206670 Yes
Sep 1, 1977 n/a K001478468 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Prance, G.T. [5316], Brazil K000930147 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Maas, P.J.M. [P13129], Brazil K000930157 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Prance, G.T. [1442], Brazil K000930156 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Prance, G.T. [4145], Brazil K000930150 Yes
Jan 12, 1966 n/a K001478470 Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Burchell [8969], Brazil K000930149 Yes
Jan 1, 1951 n/a K001478465 Yes
Jan 1, 1951 n/a K001478466 Yes
Jul 1, 1903 Colombia K001478474 Yes
Sep 1, 1898 n/a K001478467 Yes
Brazil 63144.000 No
Queiroz, L.P. [3452], Bahia K000206804 No
Lima, H.C. [3913], Bahia K000206669 No
Spruce, R. [1468], Amazonas K000082403 Unknown type material Yes
Coradin, L. [8692], Bahia K000207313 No
Dutra, E.A. [25], Bahia K000206805 No
Sinclair [s.n.], El Salvador K000082380 Unknown type material Yes
Prance, G.T. [5316], Brazil K000930148 Yes
Ratter, J.A. [1595], Brazil K000930155 Yes
Lima-Verde, L.W. [264], Brazil K000930151 Yes
Lima, H.C. [3913], Bahia K000206668 No
n/a K001478462 Yes
n/a K001478463 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [11618], Mexico Canavalia mexicana K000118628 No
Hinton, G.B. [5341], Mexico Canavalia mexicana K000118626 No
Hinton, G.B. [12237], Mexico Canavalia mexicana K000118627 No
Hinton, G.B. [6910], Mexico Canavalia mexicana K000118624 No
Hinton, G.B. [6910], Mexico Canavalia mexicana K000118625 No
Fiebrig, K. [4395], Paraguay Canavalia paraguayensis K000082402 isotype Yes
Fendler [248], Venezuela Canavalia fendleri K000082412 isotype Yes
Smith, H.H. [681], Colombia Canavalia anomala K000082411 Unknown type material Yes
Jun 1, 1995 Souza, V. [326], Bahia Canavalia dictyota K000206800 No
May 1, 1995 Souza, V.C. [506], Brazil Canavalia dictyota K000930164 Yes
May 1, 1995 Souza, V. [326], Bahia Canavalia dictyota K000206799 No
Apr 1, 1993 Hatschbach, G. [56980], Bahia Canavalia dictyota K000206789 No
Apr 1, 1993 Hatschbach, G. [56980], Bahia Canavalia dictyota K000206788 No
Jul 1, 1992 Hatschbach, G. [56980], Bahia Canavalia dictyota K000206645 No
Jul 1, 1991 Lewis, G.P. [1959], Bahia Canavalia dictyota K000206648 No
Oct 21, 1990 Hatschbach, G.G. [49077], Brazil Canavalia dictyota K000930161 Yes
Oct 1, 1990 Noblick, L.R. [4041], Bahia Canavalia dictyota K000206646 No
Apr 15, 1988 Ratter, J.A. [6199], Brazil Canavalia dictyota K000930162 Yes
Nov 1, 1986 Coradin, L. [6010], Bahia Canavalia dictyota K000206647 No
Apr 1, 1984 Oliveira, E.L.P.G. [246], Bahia Canavalia dictyota K000206644 No
Mar 10, 1984 n/a Canavalia dictyota K001478476 Yes
Dec 1, 1978 Harley, R.M. [18923], Bahia Canavalia dictyota K000206650 Yes
Dec 1, 1978 Harley, R.M. [18923], Bahia Canavalia dictyota K000206649 Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Irwin, H.S. [15252], Brazil Canavalia dictyota K000930163 Yes
Sep 9, 1962 n/a Canavalia dictyota K001478475 Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Blanchet, J.S. [2748], Bahia Canavalia dictyota K000206652 Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Burchell [9913], Brazil Canavalia dictyota K000930166 Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Blanchet, J.S. [2748], Bahia Canavalia dictyota K000206651 Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Salzmann, P. [s.n.], Bahia Canavalia dictyota K000206654 Yes
Jan 1, 1952 Salzmann, P. [s.n.], Bahia Canavalia dictyota K000206653 Yes
Ratter, J.A. [6199], Brazil Canavalia dictyota 53157.000 No
Spruce, R. [1463], Brazil Canavalia dictyota K000502938 Unknown type material Yes
Kuhlmann, J.G. [s.n.], Brazil Canavalia dictyota K000930165 Yes
Jenman [4211], Brazil Canavalia dictyota K000082404 Unknown type material Yes
Kuhlmann, J.G. [s.n.], Brazil Canavalia dictyota K000930167 Yes
Smith, H.H. [1638], St.Vincent Canavalia caribaea K000082388 Unknown type material Yes
Smith, H.H. [1179], Jamaica Canavalia caribaea K000082387 Unknown type material Yes
Rose, J.N. [22295], Ecuador Canavalia leptophylla K000082410 Unknown type material Yes

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • 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

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    • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

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    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0