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Sword bean
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Genus:
Canavalia
Species:
C. gladiata
Binomial name
Canavalia gladiata
(Jacq.) DC.

Canavalia gladiata, the sword bean or scimitar bean, is a domesticated plant species in the legume family Fabaceae. It is used as a vegetable in interior central and south central India, though not commercially farmed. The unripe pods are also eaten as a vegetable in Africa and Asia.

Leiden University Library - Seikei Zusetsu vol. 18, page 042 - 鉈豆 - Canavalia gladiata (Jacq.) DC, 1804
From the Japanese agricultural encyclopedia Seikei Zusetsu (1804)

The term "sword bean" is also used for other legumes, notably the common jack bean Canavalia ensiformis.

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