Canavalia cathartica
Maunaloa
Also known as: Canavalia bouquete Montrouz. +17 more
- Canavalia bouquete Montrouz.
- Canavalia bouquetii Montrouz.
- Canavalia ensiformis subsp. turgida Baker
- Canavalia ensiformis subsp. virosa (Roxb.) Baker
- Canavalia ensiformis var. turgida (Graham ex Miq.) Baker
- Canavalia ensiformis var. virosa (Roxb.) Baker
- Canavalia glandifolia Streets
- Canavalia microcarpa (DC.) Piper
- Canavalia obtusifolia subsp. insularis Ridl.
- Canavalia obtusifolia var. insularis Ridl.
- Canavalia polystachya Schweinf.
- Canavalia turgida Graham
- Canavalia turgida Graham ex A.Gray
- Canavalia turgida Graham ex Miq.
- Canavalia virosa (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.
- Canavalia virosa Náves ex Fern.-Vill.
- Dolichos virosus Roxb.
- Lablab microcarpus DC.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing perennial or shrub.
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Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, Canavalia cathartica (commonly known as Maunaloa) is a climbing herbaceous perennial or shrub belonging to the Fabaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South-Central Pacific, Southern Africa, Southwestern Pacific, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) I., Cook Is., Fiji, Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Line Is., Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., Somalia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Tubuai Is., Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Angola, Gilbert Is., Hawaii, Leeward Is., Mali, Mauritius, Réunion, Togo