Taxon: Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC.

Summary

Genus:

Canavalia

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Phaseoleae

Subtribe:

Diocleinae

Nomen number:

8841

Place of publication:

Prodr. 2:404. 1825

Verified:

10/26/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

24 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Dolichos roseus Sw.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Canavalia maritima Thouars
Canavalia obtusifolia DC.
Dolichos maritimus Aubl.
Dolichos obtusifolius Lam.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581.
Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica Note: = Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam. Note: = Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
Aymard, C. G. 1998. Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC. versus Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars (Papilionoideae). Ernstia 8:19-25.
Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Brunel, J. F. et al., eds. 1984. Flore analytique du Togo. Phanerogames
Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Du Puy, D. J. et al. 2002. The Leguminosae of Madagascar
Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan. 1993-. Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2.
Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
Figueiredo, E. & G. F. Smith. 2008. Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1979-1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae/ Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae.
Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584.
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Hacker, J. B. 1990. A guide to herbaceous and shrub legumes of Queensland University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia, Australia.
Harden, G. J., ed. 2002. Flora of New South Wales, ed. 2.
Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Huang, S. F. & T. C. Huang. 1987. Taxonomic treatment of the Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) of Taiwan. Taiwania 32:11-117. Note: = Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Isely, D. 1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii)
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Jardim e Museu Agricola do Ultramar, Portugal. 1972-. Flora de Sao Tome e Principe.
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
Lewis, G. P. 1987. Legumes of Bahia
Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-. Note: = Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. Note: = Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
Lisowski, S. 2009. Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica vol. 41 & 42
Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
Lock, J. M. & J. Heald. 1994. Legumes of Indochina: a checklist
Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
Missouri Botanical Garden. W³Tropicos (on-line resource).
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Proctor, G. R. 1984. Flora of the Cayman Islands. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XI.
Sauer, J. 1964. Revision of Canavalia. Brittonia 16:164. Note: = Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
Seena, S. & K. R. Sridhar. 2006. Nutritional and microbiological features of little known legumes, Canavalia cathartica Thouars and C. maritima Thouars of the southwest coast of India . Curr. Sci. 90:1638-1650. Note: = Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
Snak, C. et al. 2016. A dated phylogeny of the papilionoid legume genus Canavalia reveals recent diversification by a pantropical liana lineage. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 98:133-146.
Stanley, T. D. & E. M. Ross. 1983-1989. Flora of south-eastern Queensland.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Turner, B. L. et al. 2003. Atlas of the vascular plants of Texas. Sida Botanical Miscellany no. 24
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Verdcourt, B. 1979. A manual of New Guinea legumes.
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902.
Wagstaff, D. J. 2008. International poisonous plants checklist: an evidence-based reference Note: CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama. Note: = Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
Wunderlin, R. & B. Hansen. Atlas of Florida vascular plants (on-line resource).
Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
Zhu, X. Y. et al. 2007. Legumes of China: a checklist Note: = Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	bay-bean	1	Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
English	beach-bean	1	Wagstaff, D. J. 2008. International poisonous plants checklist: an evidence-based reference Note: CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	coastal canavalia	1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	coastal jack-bean	1	Stanley, T. D. & E. M. Ross. 1983-1989. Flora of south-eastern Queensland.
English	fire-bean	1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	Mackenzie-bean	1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	seaside jack-bean	1	Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
Japanese Rōmaji	nagami-hama-nata-mame	2	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya		coasts	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania		coasts	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Somalia		coasts	Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Angola		coasts	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Mozambique		coasts	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Eastern Cape	coasts	Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	coasts	Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Mpumalanga	coasts	Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Benin		coasts	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Côte D'Ivoire		coasts	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Gambia		coasts	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Ghana		coasts	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Guinea-Bissau		coasts	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Liberia		coasts	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Nigeria		coasts	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Senegal		coasts	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Sierra Leone		coasts	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Togo		coasts	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Cameroon		coasts	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Democratic Republic of the Congo		coasts	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Equatorial Guinea		coasts	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Gabon		coasts	Missouri Botanical Garden. W³Tropicos (on-line resource).
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Sao Tome and Principe		coasts	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Madagascar		coasts	Du Puy, D. J. et al. 2002. The Leguminosae of Madagascar
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Mauritius		coasts	Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Reunion		coasts	Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong Sheng	coasts	Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu	coasts	Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	Hong Kong		coasts	Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Ryukyu Islands	coasts	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan		coasts	Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan. 1993-. Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bangladesh		coasts	Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Andhra Pradesh	coasts	Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Goa	coasts	Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Gujarat	coasts	Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Karnataka	coasts	Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Maharashtra	coasts	Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Odisha	coasts	Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Tamil Nadu	coasts	Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	West Bengal	coasts	Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Sri Lanka		coasts	Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar		coasts	Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Brunei Darussalam		coasts	Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia		coasts	Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Malaysia		coasts	Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines		coasts	Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Singapore		coasts	Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Papuasia	Papua New Guinea		coasts	Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	New South Wales	coasts	Harden, G. J., ed. 2002. Flora of New South Wales, ed. 2.
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Northern Territory	coasts	Harden, G. J., ed. 2002. Flora of New South Wales, ed. 2.
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland	coasts	Stanley, T. D. & E. M. Ross. 1983-1989. Flora of south-eastern Queensland.
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Western Australia	n. coasts	Harden, G. J., ed. 2002. Flora of New South Wales, ed. 2.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa	coasts	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas	coasts	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas	s. coasts	Turner, B. L. et al. 2003. Atlas of the vascular plants of Texas. Sida Botanical Miscellany no. 24
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida	coasts	Wunderlin, R. & B. Hansen. Atlas of Florida vascular plants (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Campeche	coasts	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas	coasts	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima	coasts	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero	coasts	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco	coasts	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit	coasts	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca	coasts	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Quintana Roo	coasts	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco	coasts	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave	coasts	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Yucatán	coasts	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
1	Native	Pacific	Northwestern Pacific	Marshall Islands		coasts	Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1979-1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae/ Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae.
1	Native	Pacific	Northwestern Pacific	Micronesia		coasts	Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1979-1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae/ Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae.
1	Native	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Fiji		coasts	Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil		coasts	Lewis, G. P. 1987. Legumes of Bahia
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Anguilla		coasts	Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Antigua and Barbuda		coasts	Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Bahamas		coasts	Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Barbados		coasts	Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Bermuda		coasts	Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. Note: = Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cayman Islands		coasts	Proctor, G. R. 1984. Flora of the Cayman Islands. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XI.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba		coasts	León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba Note: lists as Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominica		coasts	Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominican Republic		coasts	Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-. Note: = Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Grenada		coasts	Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Guadeloupe		coasts	Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Haiti		coasts	Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-. Note: = Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica		coasts	Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica Note: = Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Martinique		coasts	Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Netherlands Antilles		coasts	Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Lucia		coasts	Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Vincent and Grenadines		coasts	Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Trinidad and Tobago		coasts	Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Puerto Rico	coasts	Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. Note: = Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize		coasts	Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica		coasts	Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: lists as Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala		coasts	Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: lists as Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras		coasts	Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: lists as Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua		coasts	Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama		coasts	Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama. Note: = Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana		coasts	Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana		coasts	Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname		coasts	Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela		coasts	Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia		coasts	Missouri Botanical Garden. W³Tropicos (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador		coasts	Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru		coasts	Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45

Native
Africa

NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Somalia (coasts)
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya (coasts), Tanzania (coasts)
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon (coasts), Democratic Republic of the Congo (coasts), Gabon (coasts), Equatorial Guinea (coasts), Sao Tome and Principe (coasts)
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin (coasts), Côte D'Ivoire (coasts), Ghana (coasts), Gambia (coasts), Guinea-Bissau (coasts), Liberia (coasts), Nigeria (coasts), Senegal (coasts), Sierra Leone (coasts), Togo (coasts)
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola (coasts), Mozambique (coasts)
SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal (coasts), Eastern Cape (coasts), Mpumalanga (coasts)]
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar (coasts), Mauritius (coasts), Reunion (coasts)

Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Guangdong Sheng (coasts), Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu (coasts)], Hong Kong (coasts)
EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Ryukyu Islands (coasts)], Taiwan (coasts)

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh (coasts), India [Andhra Pradesh (coasts), Gujarat (coasts), Maharashtra (coasts), Odisha (coasts), Tamil Nadu (coasts), West Bengal (coasts), Karnataka (coasts), Goa (coasts)], Sri Lanka (coasts)
PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea (coasts)
INDO-CHINA: Myanmar (coasts)
MALESIA: Brunei Darussalam (coasts), Indonesia (coasts), Malaysia (coasts), Philippines (coasts), Singapore (coasts)

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales (coasts), Queensland (coasts), Western Australia (n. coasts), Northern Territory (coasts)]

Northern America

SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida (coasts)]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas (s. coasts)]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Sinaloa (coasts), Tamaulipas (coasts)]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche (coasts), Chiapas (coasts), Colima (coasts), Guerrero (coasts), Jalisco (coasts), Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit (coasts), Oaxaca (coasts), Puebla, Quintana Roo (coasts), Tabasco (coasts), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (coasts), Yucatán (coasts)]

Pacific

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Micronesia (coasts), Marshall Islands (coasts)
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji (coasts)

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Anguilla (coasts), Netherlands Antilles (coasts), Antigua and Barbuda (coasts), Bahamas (coasts), Bermuda (coasts), Barbados (coasts), Cuba (coasts), Cayman Islands (coasts), Dominica (coasts), Dominican Republic (coasts), Guadeloupe (coasts), Grenada (coasts), Haiti (coasts), Jamaica (coasts), St. Lucia (coasts), Martinique (coasts), Trinidad and Tobago (coasts), United States [Puerto Rico (coasts)], St. Vincent and Grenadines (coasts)
CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize (coasts), Costa Rica (coasts), Guatemala (coasts), Honduras (coasts), Nicaragua (coasts), Panama (coasts)
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana (coasts), Guyana (coasts), Suriname (coasts), Venezuela (coasts)
BRAZIL: Brazil (coasts)
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia (coasts), Ecuador (coasts), Peru (coasts)

Reference(s)

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Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Du Puy, D. J. et al. 2002. The Leguminosae of Madagascar
Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan. 1993-. Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2.
Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1979-1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae/ Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae.
Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584.
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Harden, G. J., ed. 2002. Flora of New South Wales, ed. 2.
Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba Note: lists as Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
Lewis, G. P. 1987. Legumes of Bahia
Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-. Note: = Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. Note: = Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
Missouri Botanical Garden. W³Tropicos (on-line resource).
Proctor, G. R. 1984. Flora of the Cayman Islands. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XI.
Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: lists as Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
Stanley, T. D. & E. M. Ross. 1983-1989. Flora of south-eastern Queensland.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Turner, B. L. et al. 2003. Atlas of the vascular plants of Texas. Sida Botanical Miscellany no. 24
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902.
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama. Note: = Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
Wunderlin, R. & B. Hansen. Atlas of Florida vascular plants (on-line resource).

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	erosion control		Seena, S. & K. R. Sridhar. 2006. Nutritional and microbiological features of little known legumes, Canavalia cathartica Thouars and C. maritima Thouars of the southwest coast of India . Curr. Sci. 90:1638-1650. Note: = Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars
Materials	beads		Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=8841. Accessed 17 April 2026.