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Canavalia sericea

A.Gray (1854)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Canavalia

pōhue [pohue], silky jackbean

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Perennial climbers, branches twining.

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves compound. Alternate. Leaflets broadly elliptic to broadly obovate or suborbicular, 7–12 cm long, 6–11.3 cm wide. Apex rounded to truncate. Base truncate to very broadly cuneate. Upper surfaces moderately appressed silky pubescent, lower surface densely so; leaflets coriaceous. Leaflet margins entire. Petiolate. Stipules small, caducous; Leaflet stipels minute.

Flowers: Flowers usually 6–14 in axillary pseudoracemes up to 10 cm long. Flowers papilionaceous; bracteoles present, caducous. Calyx 15–16 mm long, sparsely appressed pubescent, upper edge constricted just behind apex, upper lip 9–11 mm long, the 2 lobes connate along upper edge except in the distal 3.5–5 mm, lowest lobe subulate, ca. 2.5 mm long. Calyx bilabiate, 5-lobed, the upper lip large and with 2 lobes connate along the upper margin, the lower lip trifid. Corolla dark pink, standard with a white spot at base, 35–42 mm long, wing petals 30–34 mm long, keel petals 32–36 mm long. Stamens 10; upper stamen distinct at base, loosely adhering to the other 9 up to middle, the other 9 connate into a tube. Ovary superior, stipitate; ovules 5–20; style incurved, glabrous; stigma small, terminal.

Fruit: Pods compressed; 10–17 cm long; 2.5–3 cm wide; with a longitudinal sutural ridge and an additional longitudinal ridge 5–6 mm below the upper suture. Seeds dark brown; buoyant; ellipsoid; moderately compressed; 16–19 mm long; 10–12 mm wide; the hilum 9–12 mm long. Seeds transversely arranged; ellipsoid; hilum elongated; oblong; with a small; papery; persistent rim–aril.

Ploidy:

Habitat: Naturalized on beaches or slightly inland.

Elevation Range: 0–140 m.

Historical Distribution

Images

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean

Pollinators

Notes

  • 0-2 m
  • Description digitized by McKenna Bonn-Savage
  • Description digitized from the Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii
  • Native from Queensland, Australia, New Caledonia, and Fiji to Micronesia

Bibliography

Name Published In: U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 1: 440 (1854)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:654 (O, WM); Wagner & Herbst 1995:19 (K); Oppenheimer & Bartlett 2002:7 (EM); Oppenheimer 2003:12 (H); Staples & Herbst 2005:310 (DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Canavalia sericea Koolau Poko District; Mokapu Peninsula Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Pyramid Rock Beach Common in sand at back of beach. Preserved_Specimen Vine w/silvery foliage; flws deep pink to purplish. Herbst, D.R. 9730 Oahu BISH 1995-12-05
2 Canavalia sericea Waianae via Kaneohe Preserved_Specimen Wilder, W. Oahu BISH 1934-11-13
3 Canavalia sericea Kapalama Hts., Kamehameha Girls' School Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1932-06-06
4 Canavalia sericea Islet off Malaekahana-Mokuauia Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1938-06-19
5 Canavalia sericea N Hilo District, Laupahoehoe, near the lighthouse Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 70135 Hawaii BISH 2001-07-29
6 Canavalia sericea Honolulu, Kalihi Valley, Bishop Estate Nursery Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. Oahu BISH 1930-11-12
7 Canavalia sericea Honolulu, Kamehameha Schools Preserved_Specimen Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1952-01-18
8 Canavalia sericea West Maui, Waihee along beach Preserved_Specimen Dowson, G. Maui BISH 1948-06-01
9 Canavalia sericea Kawaihau, Aliomano beach, creeping across road; with Scaevola Preserved_Specimen vine. Leaves dark green above with silvery hairs, below silvery pubescent; calyx pale green tinged maroon; standard maroon, wings and keel same; staminal column white Flynn, T.W. 3727 Kauai BISH 1990-01-03
10 Canavalia sericea Bishop Museum Grounds. Atherton Halau full sun Preserved_Specimen prostrate vine; flowers dark pink Lau, J. 2972 Oahu BISH 1986-12-03
11 Canavalia sericea W Maui, Wailuku District, Kahakuloa, Mokolea Pt Growing in a pasture, near sea cliffs. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 59901 Maui BISH 1999-05-02
12 Canavalia sericea East Maui, Hana District, Haneoo, S of Koki Beach Growing along the shoreline and both sides of Haneo'o Road. Preserved_Specimen Sometimes forming dense mats. Oppenheimer, H.L. 119922 Maui BISH 1999-11-27
13 Canavalia sericea Kahuku back beach between the golf course and the sea, in sand Preserved_Specimen Hutchison, P.C. 2861 Oahu BISH 1967-01-21
14 Canavalia sericea Kaneohe Bay, Kaalaea flats near beach Preserved_Specimen Flowers red Wilder, G.P. Oahu BISH 1935-01-07
15 Canavalia sericea Haleiwa: Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden full sun Preserved_Specimen Vine running over ground or climbing into shrubbery. Flowers dark pink, odorless (morning) Lau, J. 2925 Oahu BISH 1986-11-10
16 Canavalia sericea Lihue District. Lydgate Beach, near the Wailua Rive mouth below the head. Coastal strand, with Vigna marina, Canavalia cathartica, Cocos nucifera, Casuarina equisetifolia, Pandanus tectorius, Sphagneticola trilobata, Terminalia catappa, Portulaca Preserved_Specimen Leaves with hairs above and below cause slight itching pods are glabrous with kind of double ridge on top triangle shaped, flowers or a faded light purple routing at Noods. Tangalin, N. 5189 Kauai BISH 2021-06-29
17 Canavalia sericea Lihue District. Lydgate Beach, near the Wailua Rive mouth below the head. Coastal strand, with Vigna marina, Canavalia cathartica, Cocos nucifera, Casuarina equisetifolia, Pandanus tectorius, Sphagneticola trilobata, Terminalia catappa, Portulaca Preserved_Specimen Leaves with hairs above and below cause slight itching pods are glabrous with kind of double ridge on top triangle shaped, flowers or a faded light purple routing at Noods. Tangalin, N. 5189 Kauai BISH 2021-06-29
18 Canavalia sericea Laie, Pounders Beach over Scaevola Preserved_Specimen liane; corolla red-burgundy Takeuchi, W.N. 1986 Oahu BISH 1985-02-03
19 Canavalia sericea East Maui, Hana District, Hana, SE of Hamoa to Waioka coastal pasture lands, at back of Hamoa beach with Scaevola and Pandanus Preserved_Specimen Flower magenta, standard with white stripe down center Flynn, T.W. 2562 Maui BISH 1987-10-27
20 Canavalia sericea Waiehu, West along beach, among Scaevola Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 23656 Maui BISH 1954-08-04
21 Canavalia sericea Lanakai Beach sand Preserved_Specimen Fls burgundy Stemmermann, R.L. 416 Oahu BISH 1973-07-24
22 Canavalia sericea Laniloa Point on beach Preserved_Specimen long runners. Leaves silvery green. Flower pale magenta. Fruit light green. van Royen, P. 10246 Oahu BISH 1968-07-07
23 Canavalia sericea Kailua garden; beside street in sandy soil, full sun. Preserved_Specimen Vines rampant, reaching 1' tall and many feet long. Flowers during short-day months; corolla pale brick red Staples, G.W. 1129 Oahu BISH 1996-11-01
24 Canavalia sericea W Maui, Wailuku District, Kahakuloa, Mokolea Pt Growing in a pasture, near sea cliffs. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 59901 Maui BISH 1999-05-02
25 Canavalia sericea Kawaihau District. From Hwy 56, east onto Kaloloku Rd, at Kapaa Boat Harbor. Just NW of boat ramp. In parking lot landscaping, some Indigenous coastal strand elements. W/Heliotropium procumbens var. depressum, Scaevola. Preserved_Specimen Vining about 20 ft long on ground. Flowers mauve, drying purple. Calyx yellow-green. Leaves with silver white hairs below, above medium green, shorter hairs. Pods not inflated, on older branches w/o leaves. Seeds light brown. Tangalin, N. 3205 Kauai BISH 2012-02-05
26 Canavalia sericea Waiehu in sand, with Scaevola, Messerschmidia, Passiflora, near sea Preserved_Specimen Fls. rose pink Davis, J. 8 Maui BISH 1978-07-03
27 Canavalia sericea W side of Kahului Bay with Pluchea, Cynodon, Scaevola, Jacqemontia, Ipomoea pes-caprae; dry, sandy, sea level. Preserved_Specimen Vine with tomentose gray-green foliage; med.-violet flowers Herbst, D.R. 2133 Maui BISH 1971-09-14
28 Canavalia sericea Off Waiehu Beach Rd on Scaevola shrubs; with Messerschmidia and Ipomoea Preserved_Specimen Flowers an attractive dark pink Ishikawa, S. 329 Maui BISH 1973-11-29
29 Canavalia sericea Lanakai Beach sand Preserved_Specimen Fls burgundy Stemmermann, R.L. 416 Oahu BISH 1973-07-24
30 Canavalia sericea Makawao, near Kahului Harbor on N side Disturbed sandy beach area and roadside. Preserved_Specimen Corolla salmon red, white toward base Wagner, W.L. 5827 Maui BISH 1988-03-06
31 Canavalia sericea Kailua Beach, along shoreline nearest to Namala Place. Coastal; growing with Sporobolus virginicus, Ipomoea pes-caprae, and typical Canavalia sericea Preserved_Specimen Prostrate vine, occupying ca 4 x 6 m area. Corolla lobes light rose/pink, with white spot at base of standard; pods immature. Lau, A. 2020111701 Oahu BISH 2020-11-17
32 Canavalia sericea S side of Pounder's Beach Growign in sand at the edge of raised limestone bluff on the south side. Preserved_Specimen Corn, C. Oahu BISH 1984-04-13
33 Canavalia sericea Punaluu along partly shaded beach Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 26886 Oahu BISH 1958-05-04
34 Canavalia sericea S side of Pounder's Beach in sand at edge of raised limestone bluff Preserved_Specimen Corn, C. Oahu BISH 1984-04-13
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