Friday, October 11, 2019

5. Sword bean | சாட்டவரை (சாட்டவரைக்காய்) (வாளவரைக்காய்) | Canavalia gladiata

5. Sword bean
     சாட்டவரை (சாட்டவரைக்காய்) (வாளவரைக்காய்)
Canavalia gladiata

Author:
Dr. P. Yowan Jeba Raj, M.Sc., B.Ed., Ph.D.
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Canavalia gladiata (or) Sword bean:
It is a species of vegetable in Solanum genus (which having 90,000 species) in Fabaceae family.
1. Vegetable Photo Pose(s):

2. Systematic & Common Name(s)
Sword bean
Canavalia gladiata
(L.), T. Anderson
1860
Binomial name

Common name(s)
Tamil name(s)
(in English)
Canavalia gladiata
1
Sword bean
Jack bean
சாட்டவரைக்காய்
சாட்டவரை
Kaththarikkaai

2
Scimitar bean 
வாளவரைக்காய்
வாளவரை
Kaththari
(Synonyms Link)
3
Jamaican horse bean
தம்பட்டை அவரை
தம்பட்டவரை
தமட்டவரை
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3. Scientific Classification:

Sword bean
Canavalia gladiata
(L.), T. Anderson
1860
Sl. No.
Categories
Description
1.
Empire (or Domain):
Eukaryote
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2.
Kingdom:
Plantae
- plants
3.
Division (or Phylum):
Tracheophyta
- vascular plants
4.
Class:
Magnoliopsida
- dicots
5.
Order:
Fabales
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6.
Family:
Fabaceae
- amaranth family
*
Tribe:
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7.
Genus:
Canavalia
- chaff flower
*
Section:
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8.
Species:
gladiata
- devil’s horsewhip
*
Binomial name:
Canavalia gladiata
4. Plant Photo-gallery:




References:
1.         T. Anderson, Enum. Pl. Zeyl.1860, 235.
2.         Sword bean – Wikipedia
3.         Canavalia – www.theplantlist.org

4.         P.-C. Kuo, M.-L. Yang, P.-L. Wu, H.-N. Shih, T.N. Thang, N.X. Dung, T.-S. Wu, J. Asian Nat. Prod. Res.200810(7), 689-693.
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