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Canavalia cathartica in life
In life — Poisonous Sea Bean, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Brett Lawrence, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Brett Lawrence
BISH 153382Botany

Canavalia cathartica

Poisonous Sea Bean

As recorded: Canavalia cathartica Thouars

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by
Kajewski, S.F.
Collector number
2297
Date
October 25, 1930
Locality
Karngu, Buin
Region
North Solomons Province, Papua New Guinea
Elevation
50 m
Identified by
Sauer, J.D.
Record type
Preserved specimen
223 Bishop specimens of Canavalia cathartica · collected 1905–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 25, 1930, Kajewski, S.F. also collected 7 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Canavalia cathartica. BISH 153382. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956323698. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/153382.

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