✿Fabaceae · Canavalia
Manal Avara / Beach Bean
Canavalia rosea
ClimberMedicinal
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- January-March
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
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
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Manal Avara itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- দরিয়াশিম dariyasima
- Kannada
- ಮರಳು ಅವರೆ maralu avare
- Malayalam
- മണല് അവര manal avara
- Marathi
- सागर अबई sagar abai
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.
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Manal Avara belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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