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Canavalia brasiliensis Mart. ex Benth.; haba

Somewhat tough herbaceous vine; leaves alternate, trifoliolate, glabrate; leaflets ovate, base founded, margin entire, apexobtuse; inflorescence axillary, a long-pedunculate raceme; calyx tubular; petals violet; legume fruit a flat smooth pod.

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