As recorded for Wild Sword Bean
Canavalia virosa
Wild Sword Bean
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- October-September
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Andaman Is., India, Laccadive Is., Nicobar Is. Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Canavalia cathartica. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: S. Somalia to E. Trop. Africa, Seychelles, Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to Pacific.
- Recorded habitat
- Open forests
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How to identify Wild Sword Bean
Identify Wild Sword Bean 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: October-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra.
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 Wild Sword Bean 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 Wild Sword Bean itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Wild Sword Bean
A member of the Fabaceae family, Wild Sword Bean (Canavalia virosa) is a climber. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra. It grows in open forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to September.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Wild Sword Bean belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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