Canavalia obtusifolia (Lam.) DC.

Details

Name scientific

Canavalia obtusifolia (Lam.) DC., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 2, 404 (1825)

Preferred name

Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC.

Taxonomy reference

Green, P.S. 1994: Oceanic Islands, 1. Flora of Australia. Vol. 49. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra. ABRS/CSIRO, Canberra and Melbourne.

Nomenclature

Combination authors

DC.

Original authors

Lam.

Authors

(Lam.) DC.

Publication place

de Candolle, A.P. 1825: Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis. Vol. 2. Treuttel et Würtz, Paris.

Year published

1825

Publication page

404

Nomenclatural status

illegitimate, superfluous

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Dolichos obtusifolius Lam.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Canavalia obtusifolia

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Leguminosae

Genus

Canavalia

Species

obtusifolia

Descriptions

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

Canavalia obtusifolia (Lam.) DC.

Description

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.

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

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.

Metadata

Record id

821db5b3-5cde-4f1e-8a21-3e7a04c659a3

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

1 January 2000

Date last updated

30 October 2023

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