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