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Seed Accession 910461

Taxon

Canavalia ensiformis

Botanical Name

Canavalia ensiformis (Linnaeus) de Candolle

Accession No.

910461

Accession Date

20 Jan 1993

Availability

C (Scarce)

Collector(s)

L. Salo

Collection Date

09 Mar 1991

Locality

Senegal
Lucinda Salo's garden, Wack N'Gouna, Dept. of Nioro du Rip, Kaolack Region.

Setting Circumstances

Planted on old clay termite mound. Water table at least 35 ft.

Provenance

Cultivated

Associated Accession

Progenitor of DELEP Accession No. 910461D

No. Individuals Collected From

1

Comments

Vigorous climbing bean with huge pods. Recieved from Lucinda Salo, Peace Corps Volunteer.

Herbarium Voucher(s)

None
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Tucson, AZ 85719

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