Canavalia

Characteristic species include Ipomoea pescaprae, Spinifex littoreus and Canavalia maritima.

Ujung Kulon National Park and Krakatau Nature Reserve, Indonesia 2009

Pisonia grandis forest up to 25 m tall dominates sheltered areas with low numbers of Laportea aestuans, Canavalia cathartica, and Erythrina variegata.

Christmas and Cocos Islands tropical forests 2008

I can tell by letters that some of you are excited at the human food potential of the large seeds from the high-yielding jack beans (Canavalia ensiformis) that we sent.

11: Human health care 1996

Dr. Keith Andrews at Zamorano in Honduras told us of a technique using freshly cut leaves of jack bean Canavalia ensiformis.

8: Plant protection and pest control 1996

Then, two weeks later, they incorporated the dead Canavalia vegetation.

6: Soil health and plant nutrition 1996

Then, two weeks later, they incorporated the dead Canavalia vegetation.

28 additional technical notes about tropical agriculture 1996

In one case farmers cut holes in the Canavalia (jack bean) cover to plant corn when the rains came, cut down the Canavalia entirely about two weeks later and replanted the Canavalia.

6: Soil health and plant nutrition 1996

In one case farmers cut holes in the Canavalia cover to plant corn when the rains came, cut down the Canavalia entirely about two weeks later and replanted the Canavalia.

28 additional technical notes about tropical agriculture 1996

Jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis) is an incredibly drought-resistant, shade-tolerant, hardy legume that grows well in extremely poor, droughty soils (and apparently less well in fairly fertile soils).

6: Soil health and plant nutrition 1996

Canavanine occurs in some tropical species of Canavalia and Sesbania, as well as in the temperate legumes Medicago sativa (lucerne) and Trifolium spp. (clovers), where it appears to have insecticidal properties.

Chapter 4 1994