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Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC.

This species name was first published in Prodr. 2: 404 (1825)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000189815.

Synonyms of Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Canavalia ensiformis var. albida DC. Prodr. 2: 404 (1825) wfo-0000182346
Canavalia ensiformis var. truncata Ricker Castanea 11: 56 (1946) wfo-0000182347
Malocchia ensiformis Savi Nuovo Giorn. Lett. , ser. 3, 8: 113 (1824) wfo-0000182348
Canavalia gladiata var. leucosperma Voigt Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. : 234 (1845) wfo-0000182349
Dolichos acinaciformis Jacq. Collectanea 1: 114 (1787) wfo-0000182350
Dolichos ensiformis L. Sp. Pl. : 725 (1753) wfo-0000182351
Dolichos pugioniformis Rauschert wfo-0000182352
Phaseolus virosus Bojer Hortus Maurit. : 106 (1837) wfo-0000193314
Canavalia stocksii Dalzell & A.Gibson Bombay Fl. : 69 (1861) wfo-0000203805
Psophocarpus cienkowskii Schweinf. ex Baker f. Legum. Trop. Africa : 384 (1929) wfo-0000468193
Dolichos cienskowskii Schweinf. & Asch. Beitr. Fl. Aethiop. : 256 (1867) wfo-0000653276
Dolichos cultratus Wight ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 523 (1840) wfo-0000653284
Dolichos mutabilis Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 334 (1796) wfo-0000653338
Canavalia gladiata f. leucocarpa Taub. Mém. Soc. Bot. France 3: 140 (1906) wfo-0001050496
Dolichos pugioniformis Raeusch. Nomencl. Bot. Pl. Illustr. , ed. 3: 209 (1797) wfo-0001053488
Canavalia ensiformis var. coriacea Domin Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 224 (1926) wfo-0001373342
Canavalia ensiformis var. normalis Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 55 (1898) wfo-0001398068