ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Canavalia ensiformis

Name author: (L.) DC.

A species in the Fabaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Canavalia
Species: Canavalia ensiformis
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1825

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Canavalia ensiformis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

17 synonyms in this snapshot

Canavalia ensiformis var. albidaName author: DC.
Canavalia ensiformis var. coriaceaName author: Domin
Canavalia ensiformis var. normalisName author: Kuntze
Canavalia ensiformis var. truncataName author: Ricker
Canavalia gladiata f. leucocarpaName author: Taub.
Canavalia gladiata var. leucospermaName author: Voigt
Canavalia stocksiiName author: Dalzell & A.Gibson
Dolichos acinaciformisName author: Jacq.
Dolichos cienskowskiiName author: Schweinf. & Asch.
Dolichos cultratusName author: Wight ex Steud.
Dolichos ensiformisName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Dolichos mutabilisName author: Salisb.
Dolichos pugioniformisName author: Rauschert
Dolichos pugioniformisName author: Raeusch.
Malocchia ensiformisName author: Savi
Phaseolus virosusName author: Bojer
Psophocarpus cienkowskiiName author: Schweinf. ex Baker f.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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