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Canavalia rosea

Bay Bean, Bay Bean
Other regional names: Baybean +3 more
  • Baybean
  • Beach Bean
  • Mackenzie Bean
  • Sea Peas
Also known as: Canavaia lineata +19 more
  • Canavaia lineata
  • Canavaia maritima Thouars
  • Canavali maritima Thouars
  • Canavalia apiculata Piper
  • Canavalia arenicola Piper
  • Canavalia baueriana Endl.
  • Canavalia emarginata (Jacq.) G.Don
  • Canavalia maritima Thouars
  • Canavalia miniata (Kunth) DC.
  • Canavalia moneta Welw.
  • Canavalia obcordata (Roxb.) Voigt
  • Canavalia obtusifolia DC.
  • Canavalia obtusifolia subsp. emarginata (Jacq.) DC.
  • Canavalia obtusifolia var. emarginatus (Jacq.) DC.
  • Canavalia podocarpa Dunn
  • Canavalia rutilans DC.
  • Canavalii maritima Thouars
  • Clitoria rotundifolia Sessé & Moc.
  • Dolichos emarginatus Jacq.
  • Dolichos littoralis Vell.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Fabaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling perennial or subshrub.

Canavalia rosea (commonly known as Bay Bean) is a scrambling herbaceous perennial or shrub within the Fabaceae family. It originates in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, the Pacific, and South America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Unclassified

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Mexico, New Zealand, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, South-Central Pacific, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern Africa, Southwestern Pacific, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Aldabra, Andaman Is., Angola, Aruba, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Burkina, C. American Pacific Is., Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Kenya, Kermadec Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel Is., Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Norfolk Is., Northern Territory, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Somalia, South China Sea, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Surinam, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is., Turks-Caicos Is., Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia, Windward Is., Zaïre

Introduced Range

Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Chagos Archipelago, Niue

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