Canavalia

Translingual

Etymology

The reported etymology is from the Malayalam word Kanavali, the local name for this species in the Malabar region of Kerala (lower south-west coast of India).

Proper noun

Canavalia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – jack beans.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Faboideae - subfamily; Phaseoleae - tribe; Diocleinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Canavalia ensiformis - type species; see Canavalia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons for other species.

References

Canavalia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Canavalia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Canavalia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Canavalia at USDA Plants database
Canavalia at Tropicos
Canavalia at World Register of Marine Species
Canavalia on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Canavalia at Encyclopedia of Life
Canavalia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Canavalia at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Canavalia at The Plant List

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