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Canavalia cathartica
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Canavalia cathartica Thouars in Desv., J. Bot. 1: 81. 1813; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 107. 1992; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 132. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 85. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 160. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 202. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 316. 2009.
Canavalia virosa (Roxb.) Wight & Arn., Prodr. 253. 1834p.p.; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 359(254). 1918.
Dolichos virosus Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 301. 1832,p.p.
Canavalia stocksii Dalz. & Gibs., Bombay Fl. 69. 1861.
Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC. var. turgida (Graham ex A. Grey) Baker in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 196. 1876.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Cheruvalanga
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Maunaloa
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Description:
Perennial climbers; stems sparesely pubescent or glabrous. Leaflets 6-12.5 x 4.2-8 cm, broadly ovate to suborbicular, base broadly cuneate to rounded, apex abruptly acute to acuminate, sparsely pubescent or glabrous; stipules c. 3 mm long, lanceolate. Racemes axillary, up to 25 cm long, pendant, tuberculate. Flowers 2.5-3 cm long; pedicles c. 2 mm long. Calyx tube 8-10 mm long, puberulent, the upper lobes rounded. Corolla pink; standard 2.5-3 cm long, obovate or suborbicular; wings and keels lanceolate, claws c. 5 mm long. Pods 7-12 x 3-4 cm, oblong, turgid, 6-8-seeded. Seeds c. 1.5 cm long, oblong-ellipsoid, reddish-brown.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-December
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District(s):
Palakkad, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests and banks of canals
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Distribution:
Widely cultivated, also runs wild
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Pink
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
Yes
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Padippara, Enathu, Thrikkunnapuzha
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