Canavalia ensiformis (L.)

Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part D), Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum, pp. 474-489 : 484

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Dolichos ensiformis Linnaeus View in CoL , Species Plantarum 2: 725. 1753.

"Habitat in Jamaica." RCN: 5350.

Lectotype (Sauer in Brittonia 16: 142. 1964): [icon] " Phaseolus maximus , siliqua ensiformi nervis insignita, et semine albo membranula incluso" in Sloane, Voy. Jamaica 1: 177, t. 114, f. 1, 2, 3. 1707. - Typotype: Herb. Sloane 3: 67 ( BM-SL) .

Current name: Canavalia ensiformis (L.) View in CoL DC. ( Fabaceae : Faboideae ).

Note: Fawcett & Rendle (Fl. Jamaica 4: 61. 1920) stated "Type in Herb. Mus. Brit, and specimen from Jacquin’s Herb." but this cannot be accepted as a formal typification.