Sword Bean
Sword Bean
Scientific name: Canavalia gladiata (Jacq.) DC
English name: Sword Bean
Local name: ‘Makhan Shim’
Taxonomic position According to Cronquist (1981)
Kingdom | : Plantae |
Division | : Magnoliophyta |
Class | :Magnoliopsida |
Subclass | : Rosidae |
Order | : Fabales |
Family | : Fabacaeae |
Genus | : Canavalia |
Species | : C. gladiata |
Economic Importance
Used as vegetable