Canavalia ensiformis

"Jack bean" redirects here; it is also used as a common name for related plants in the genus Canavalia.

Canavalia ensiformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Canavalia
Species:
C. ensiformis
Binomial name
Canavalia ensiformis
Canavalia ensiformis
MHNT

Canavalia ensiformis (jack bean) is a legume which is used for animal fodder and human nutrition, especially in Brazil where it is called feijão-de-porco ("pig bean"). It is also the source of concanavalin A.

  1. ^ "Canavalia ensiformis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 26 March 2009.