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Bookmark or Share- Canavalia - WikipediaMembers of the genus are commonly known as jack-beans. It has a pantropical distribution. [ 1 ] The species of Canavalia endemic to the Hawaiian Islands were named ʻāwikiwiki by the Native Hawaiians. The name translates to "the very quick one" [ 2 ] and comes from the Hawaiian word for "fast".
- Jack bean facts and health benefitsJack Bean is a drought-tolerant, fast-growing, sometimes shrubby twining annual to short-lived perennial plant that grows about 50 – 200 cm tall but can become up to 10 meters long when climbing, its stems supporting themselves by twining around other plants.
- Mitzi Gaynor - WikipediaJack Bean. Mitzi Gaynor with her husband Jack Bean, c. 1955. Gaynor married Jack Bean, a talent agent and public relations executive for MCA, in San Francisco on November 18, 1954. Their home was on North Arden Drive in Beverly Hills, California. [11] .
- Jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis) - FeedipediaJack bean (Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC.) is a climbing perennial legume commonly cultivated as an annual. It grows up to 2 m high with 8-20 cm long trifoliate leaves and a strong root system. Flowers are pink, mauve or white with a red base. Pods are up to 36 cm long and contain 1-2 cm long, ellipsoid seeds.
- Canavalia ensiformis - WikipediaCanavalia 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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