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Canavalia africana Dunn [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]

Date Updated: 30 April 2005

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 3
Names
Canavalia africana Dunn [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
Uses
(young fruit-pods, seed) Food: general (seed) Food: general (seed (coffee adulterant) Drink: infusions (seed) Medicines: generally healing Medicines: pain-killers (seed) Medicines: naso-pharyngeal affections (seed) Medicines: stomach troubles (root) Medicines: kidneys, diuretics (leaf) Medicines: small-pox, chicken-pox, measles, etc. (leaf) Medicines: dropsy, swellings, oedema, gout (seed) Phytochemistry: insecticides, arachnicides (leaf, bark, root, seed) Phytochemistry: alkaloids Agri-horticulture: fodder Agri-horticulture: land conservation Agri-horticulture: composting, manuring Agri-horticulture: shade-trees Products: household, domestic and personal items (stem) Products: household, domestic and personal items (seed-pod, seed.) Products: pastimes-carving, musical instruments, games, toys, etc. (seed) Social: religion, superstitions, magic
Description
A trailing herb on bare ground of river-banks, open savanna, forest edges and open waste spaces in Senegal to Nigeria, and widespread over Africa and into India (4).This is the only true wild Canavalia sp. of the interior of Africa. It has occasionally be
References
References:1. Diarra, 1977: 42, as C. virosa (Roxb.) Wight & Am. 2. Doughty C2/2, K. 3. Rounce 319, K. 4. Sauer, 1964: 152–4, as C. virosa (Roxb.) Wight & Am. 5. Tanner 1294, K.
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

Date Updated: 30 April 2005

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 3
Names
Canavalia africana Dunn [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
Uses
(young fruit-pods, seed) Food: general (seed) Food: general (seed (coffee adulterant) Drink: infusions (seed) Medicines: generally healing Medicines: pain-killers (seed) Medicines: naso-pharyngeal affections (seed) Medicines: stomach troubles (root) Medicines: kidneys, diuretics (leaf) Medicines: small-pox, chicken-pox, measles, etc. (leaf) Medicines: dropsy, swellings, oedema, gout (seed) Phytochemistry: insecticides, arachnicides (leaf, bark, root, seed) Phytochemistry: alkaloids Agri-horticulture: fodder Agri-horticulture: land conservation Agri-horticulture: composting, manuring Agri-horticulture: shade-trees Products: household, domestic and personal items (stem) Products: household, domestic and personal items (seed-pod, seed.) Products: pastimes-carving, musical instruments, games, toys, etc. (seed) Social: religion, superstitions, magic
Description
A trailing herb on bare ground ofriver-banks, open savanna, forest edges and open waste spaces inSenegal to Nigeria, and widespread over Africa and into India(4).This is the only true wild Canavaliasp. of the interior of Africa. It has occasionally be
References
References:1. Diarra, 1977: 42, as C. virosa(Roxb.) Wight & Am. 2. Doughty C2/2, K. 3. Rounce 319, K. 4.Sauer, 1964: 152–4, as C. virosa (Roxb.) Wight &Am. 5. Tanner 1294, K.
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Canavalia africana Dunn [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
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