Canavalia ensiformis (jack bean) is a legume which is used for animal fodder and human nutrition, especially in Brazil where it is called feijão-de-porco ("pig bean"). It is also the source of concanavalin A.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Jack Bean being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Canavalia lineata
- Canavalia brasiliensis
- Canavalia cathartica
- Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
- Phaseolus lunatus
- Phaseolus vulgaris — considered toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Canavalia
- Species
- Canavalia ensiformis
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