As recorded for Manal Avara
Canavalia rosea
Manal Avara / Beach Bean മണല് അവര
Malayalam name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- January-March
Manal Avara in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Bengali | দরিয়াশিম | dariyasima |
| Kannada | ಮರಳು ಅವರೆ | maralu avare |
| Malayalam | മണല് അവര | manal avara |
| Marathi | सागर अबई | sagar abai |
See the original recorded names
- Bengali
- দরিয়াশিম dariyasima
- Kannada
- ಮರಳು ಅವರೆ maralu avare
- Malayalam
- മണല് അവര manal avara
- Marathi
- सागर अबई sagar abai
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Andaman Is., India, Nicobar Is. Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Tropics & Subtropics.
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How to identify Manal Avara
Identify Manal Avara by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- Confirm fruit surface: Smooth.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and nearby regions.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Manal Avara itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
- Fruit surface
- SmoothrecordedSmooth, unornamented surface.
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Manal Avara itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Manal Avara
Beach Bean (Canavalia rosea) is a climber in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra and 3 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from January to March.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Manal Avara belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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