ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Canavalia gladiata

Name author: (Jacq.) 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 gladiata
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 gladiata. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

23 synonyms in this snapshot

Canavalia enformis var. albaName author: Makino
Canavalia enformis var. gladiataName author: (Jacq.) Kuntze
Canavalia ensiformis var. albaName author: Makino
Canavalia ensiformis var. gladiataName author: (Jacq.) Kuntze
Canavalia foureiriName author: G.Don
Canavalia gladiata f. albaName author: (Makino) H.Ohashi
Canavalia gladiata f. erythrocarpaName author: Taub.
Canavalia gladiata var. albaName author: (Makino) Hisauti
Canavalia gladiata var. erythospermaName author: Voigt
Canavalia gladiata var. erythrospermaName author: Voigt
Canavalia gladiata var. gladiataName author: Not supplied
Canavalia gladiata var. machaeroidesName author: DC.
Canavalia incurvaName author: (Thunb.) DC.
Canavalia incurvaName author: Thouars
Canavalia loureiroiName author: G.Don
Canavalia lunaretiName author: Carrière
Canavalia machaeroidesName author: (DC.) Steud.
Canavalia maximaName author: Thouars
Cryptophaseolus anamensisName author: Kuntze
Dolichos faba-indicaName author: Forssk.
Dolichos gladiatusName author: Jacq.
Dolichos incurvusName author: Thunb.
Malocchia gladiataName author: Savi

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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