CANAVALIA virosa [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], sensu auctt., non (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. sensu stricto.
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Perennial climber or trailer, 3–15 m tall. Leaflets ovate, up to 16.5 x 12 cm, usually acuminate to a short tip, sparsely to densely pubescent on both surfaces. Calyx-tube 6–9 mm long; upper lip 4–5 mm long, rounded or emarginate. Corolla mauve or pale purple, 2.7–3 cm long. Pod linear-oblong, 10–20 x 2.5–3 cm, with longitudinal ribs close to the upper margin. Seeds 1.6–2 cm long, brown; hilum 11–15 mm long.