Canavalia
Translingual
Etymology
The reported etymology is from the Malayalam word Kanavali, the local name for this species in the Malabar region of Kerala (lower south-west coast of India).
Proper noun
Canavalia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – jack beans.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Faboideae - subfamily; Phaseoleae - tribe; Diocleinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Canavalia ensiformis - type species; see
Canavalia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons for other species.
References
Canavalia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Canavalia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Canavalia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Canavalia at USDA Plants database
- Canavalia at Tropicos
- Canavalia at World Register of Marine Species
- Canavalia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Canavalia at Encyclopedia of Life
- Canavalia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Canavalia at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Canavalia at The Plant List