Canavalia virosa (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
Pi» THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
PLANTS of CEYLON
Canavalia
(Legumino sae )	SST,’
LocalityWest of Wilpattu National
Park, between Salamba
Motai & Periya Naga Villa
Occurrence In. discontinuous forest-
scrub on loose sand ±4
plot ¥37
Date 30 April 1969 Alt.
. V 69043001
Coll. D. Muoller-Domboi*, N. Wirawan, >io.
R Q. Cooray and N. Baiakrisbnan 9
Remarks: Collected as voucher for ecological observations
Thin-branched, semi-woody vine
with purplish red flowers
growing over Hugonia and
Maba at 2.5 m broad, blunt
tipped pods
det. by? NW
t $2-1
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