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Canavalia obtusifolia (Lam.) DC.

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Canavalia obtusifolia (Lam.) DC., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 2, 404 (1825)
Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC.
Green, P.S. 1994: Oceanic Islands, 1. Flora of Australia. Vol. 49. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra. ABRS/CSIRO, Canberra and Melbourne.

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(Lam.) DC.
Lam.
DC.
de Candolle, A.P. 1825: Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis. Vol. 2. Treuttel et Würtz, Paris.
1825
404
illegitimate, superfluous
ICN
Dolichos obtusifolius Lam.
species
Canavalia obtusifolia

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Fabales
Leguminosae
Canavalia
obtusifolia

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Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Canavalia obtusifolia (Lam.) DC.

Stems up to 1 m. or more long, trailing, pubescent when young. Lflts 5-10 cm. long, broad-obovate to orbicular. Racemes few-fld on stout peduncles up to 25 cm. long. Fls pink, standard orbicular, c. 2 cm. diam.; pods 10 cm. or more long, c. 2.5 cm. diam., wings narrow.

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Canavalia obtusifolia (Lam.) DC.
Canavalia obtusifolia (Lam.) DC.
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Canavalia obtusifolia (Lam.) DC.
Canavalia obtusifolia (Lam.) DC.
Green, P.S. (1994)
Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC.

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1 January 2000
27 February 2008
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