Canavalia hawaiiensis
COMMON NAME | ʻĀwikiwiki, Hawaiian jackbean |
TYPE | Vine |
FAMILY | Fabaceae |
NOTES | It is
easily identified by its three large leaflets with pointed tips. It also has
a beautiful purplish-pink flower that is marked with a white spot at the base
of the corolla.Awikiwiki translates to "the very quick one" and
comes from the Hawaiian word for "fast" that has also been
appropriated into the name "Wikipedia". Can fix nitrogen within
the soil providing much-needed nutrients for the plants that surround it. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Endemic to Lānaʻi, Maui, and on Hawaiʻi Island at
South Point, Hualālai, Mauna Loa, and the Kaʻū Desert |
NATIVE
HABITAT | Occurs
in dry to mesic forest from about 395 to around 4000 feet |
WEB SOURCES |
