Canavalia gladiata
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- "Sword Bean" and variants redirect here. This term is also used for other legumes, notably the Common Jack-beanCanavalia ensiformisCanavalia ensiformis, or Jack-bean, is a legume which is used for animal fodder and human nutrition, especially in Brazil where it is called feijão-de-porco . It is also the source of concanavalin A.- Description :...
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Canavalia gladiata, usually called Sword Bean, is a domesticated plant species in the legume (Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
) family. The legume is a used as a vegetable in interiors of central and south central India, though not commercially farmed. In telugu it is called 'chamma kaya'
The fruits are eaten as a vegetable in Africa and Asia.