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Enriched botanical record

Canavalia ensiformis

Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC.

Also indexed asAsh BeanBoonchi OjadaCanavaliaFava-bravaJack BeanJack beanJackbohneJackboon
FamilyFabaceae
GenusCanavalia
Use categories6
Linked notes0
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusCanavalia
Scientific name with authorshipCanavalia ensiformis (L.) DC.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Canavaia ensiformis (L.) DC.Canavalia ensiformis subsp. albida DC.Canavalia ensiformis subsp. truncata RickerCanavalia ensiformis var. albida DC.Canavalia ensiformis var. coriacea DominCanavalia ensiformis var. normalis KuntzeCanavalia ensiformis var. truncata RickerCanavalia gladiata f. leucocarpa Taub.Canavalia gladiata var. leucosperma VoigtCanavalia stocksii Dalzell & A.GibsonDolichos acinaciformis Jacq.Dolichos cienskowskii Schweinf. & Asch.Dolichos cultratus WightDolichos cultratus Wight ex Steud.Dolichos ensiformis L.Dolichos ensiformis Thunb.Dolichos mutabilis Salisb.Dolichos pugioniformis Raeusch.Malocchia ensiformis SaviPhaseolus virosus BojerPsophocarpus cienkowskii Schweinf.Psophocarpus cienkowskii Schweinf. ex Baker f.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Material
Poison reported

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier1209500-2
Use codesAF EU HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plant Project

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Canavalia ensiformis.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.