Fabaceae
Canavalia

Canavalia sericea A.Gray

First published in U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 1: 440 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Queensland to W. & S. Pacific. It is a climbing subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Caroline Is., Cook Is., Fiji, Marshall Is., New Caledonia, Niue, Queensland, Samoa, Society Is., Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Is.

Introduced into:

Hawaii

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Banks, R.C. (ed.) (1982). Wildlife and wildlife habitat of American Samoa 2: 1-151. U.S. Fisch and Wildlife services, Washington.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Meyer, J.-Y. (2017). Guide des plantes de Wallis et Futuna: 1-486. Au vent des iles, editions, Tahiti.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • St. John, H. (1988). Census of the Flora of the Gambier islands, Polynesia. Pacific Plant Studies 43: 1-34.
  • Sykes, W.R. (1970). Contributions to the flora of Niue. Bulletin, New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 200: 1-321.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Banks, R.C. (ed.) (1982). Wildlife and wildlife habitat of American Samoa 2: 1-151. U.S. Fisch and Wildlife services, Washington.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Meyer, J.-Y. (2017). Guide des plantes de Wallis et Futuna: 1-486. Au vent des iles, editions, Tahiti.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • St. John, H. (1988). Census of the Flora of the Gambier islands, Polynesia. Pacific Plant Studies 43: 1-34.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Parham, J. W. (1972). Plants of the Fiji Islands
  • Sykes, W. (1979). Flora of Niue
  • Wagner, W. L. et al (1990). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii, Vol. 1.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 15, 1997 Cowan, R.S. [s.n.] Fiji K000622299 Type Yes
May 3, 1985 Cabalion, P. [2479] Vanuatu K000622282 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Koroiveibau, D. [15552] Fiji K000622293 No
Jan 1, 1967 Hutchinson, P.C. [2861] United States K000622287 No
Jan 1, 1962 Cheeseman, T.F. [541] Cook Islands K000622311 Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Greenwood, W. [273] Fiji K000622296 No
Jan 1, 1962 Parks, H.E. [16122] Tonga K000622308 Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Tothill, J.D. [110] Fiji K000622295 No
Jan 1, 1962 Harvey, W.H. [s.n.] Tonga K000622307 Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Cheeseman, T.F. [541] Cook Islands K000622312 Yes
Soakai, E. [276] Tonga K000622306 Yes
Wilder, G.P. [s.n.] United States K000622289 No
Whistler, A. [7439] Tonga K000622301 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [110] Fiji K000622298 No
Green, P.S. [1001] Vanuatu K000622283 Yes
Soakai, E. [479] American Samoa K000622305 Yes
Whitney [s.n.] French Polynesia K000622310 Yes
Soakai, E. [587] Tonga K000622303 Yes
Degener, O. [19324] United States K000622290 No
Keys, J. [s.n.] Australia K000622281 Yes
Whistler, A. [3058] American Samoa K000622309 Yes
Raynal, J. [16103] Vanuatu K000622285 Yes
Judd, A.F.; Bryan, EH, Jr; Neal, M. [s.n.] United States K000622291 No
Whistler, A. [10763] Niue K000622300 Yes
Green, P.S. [1001] Vanuatu K000622286 Yes
Scarth-Johnson, V. [56] Tonga K000622304 Yes
Wilder, G.P. [s.n.] United States K000622288 No
Smith, A.C. [8103] Fiji K000622294 No
Green, P.S. [1001] Vanuatu K000622284 Yes
Smith, A.C. [1093] Fiji K000622292 No
Soakai, E. [470] Tonga K000622302 Yes

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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