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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Hyacinth Bean, Dolichos Bean, Bonavist Bean, Bonaviste Bean, Lablab Bean, Egyptian Bean, Lubia Bean, Seim Bean GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Africa - Asia - Malesia COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Naturalised; Land, lowlands SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Manure?; Weed - minor KEY FEATURES: A smooth vine to about 5m with large trifoliolate leaves. FVS alternate, 3-LFTS, wide-oval, 15x15cm, central LFT stalked. FLOWERS axial, erect raceme, ±15cm. FL whitish to pinkish, 20mm long, keel bent up to form a right-angle. FT flat pod, 12x2cm, 3-5 seeds. SEEDS oval, white or red or black, 10mm long, 5mmØ, edible when cooked (green or ripe).

Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR	MG	AT	MK	MT	AK	PL	TK	MN
	-	-				-		-

Northern Group:
TN	MH	RK	PK	NS	SW
-	-	-	-	-	-

Lablab purpureus Linnaeus
SYNONYMS: Lablab purpureus purpureus; Lablab vulgaris; Lablab niger; Dolichos purpureus; Dolichos lablab [incl. TC/GW]

TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones); ROSIDAE; Fabales (Legumes); FABACEAE

GENERAL NOTE: Recent Intro cover crop & fodder. But may be Abo I. to some of Pacific as famine food. (ACSm)

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
p.676 Wagner et al.- Flowering Plants of Hawaii
p.468 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.642 Royal Hort. Soc. Index of Garden Plants
p.557 Tropica
p.3/235 A.C.Smith - Flora Vitiensis Nova
p.277 R* Cheeseman - Flora of Rarotonga
p.58 Wilder - Flora of Rarotonga

Data Update History (information):
zB02, zD02

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