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Canavalia gladiata

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Canavalia gladiata

Sword Bean

As recorded: Canavalia gladiata (Jacq.) DC.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by: How, F.C.
Collector number: 73451
Date: August 1, 1935
Locality: Po-ting.
Island: Hainan
Region: China
Identified by: Saver, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

7 Bishop specimens of Canavalia gladiata · collected 1927–1986Species page ›

Canavalia gladiata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-05-09.

Canavalia gladiata observed 2023-05-09

2023-05-09

(c) SunGW, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Canavalia gladiata observed 2022-11-28

2022-11-28

Ganpatipule, Maharashtra, India

(c) Dinesh Valke, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Canavalia gladiata observed 2019-12-21

2019-12-21

19°17'54.19"N 72°54'30.54"E

(c) Dinesh Valke, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Canavalia gladiata observed 2019-11-03

2019-11-03

Ajivali, Maharashtra 412108, India

(c) Mayuresh Kulkarni, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Canavalia gladiata observed 2017-11-19

2017-11-19

Tighare, Maharashtra 401102, India

(c) Radha Veach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Canavalia gladiata observed 2014-09-11

2014-09-11

Uttara Kannada, Karnataka, India

(c) Siddarth Machado, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Canavalia gladiata. BISH 153474. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956339698. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/153474.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956339698 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026