Canavalia

Translingual

Etymology

The reported etymology is from the Malayalam word Kanavali, the local name for this species in the Malabar region of Kerala (lower south-west coast of India).

Proper noun

Canavalia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – jack beans.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fabales – order; Fabaceae – family; Faboideae - subfamily; Phaseoleae - tribe; Diocleinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Canavalia ensiformis - type species; see Canavalia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons for other species.

References

• Canavalia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Canavalia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Canavalia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Canavalia at USDA Plants database
• Canavalia at Tropicos
• Canavalia at World Register of Marine Species
• Canavalia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Canavalia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Canavalia at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Canavalia at The Plant List