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Canavalia ensiformis (jack bean) is a legume which is used for animal fodder and human nutrition, especially in Brazil where it is called feijão-de-porco ("pig bean"). It is also the source of concanavalin A.
Canavalia is a genus of plants in the legume family ( Fabaceae) that comprises approximately 62 species of tropical vines. [1] Members of the genus are commonly known as jack-beans. It has a pantropical distribution. [1]
Dec 11, 2006 · Producer and personal manager Jack Bean, who guided the career of his wife Mitzi Gaynor to stardom in motion pictures, television musical specials and Las Vegas, died of pneumonia Dec. 4 at the...
Feb 26, 2024 · Canavalia ensiformis, commonly known as Jack bean in the United States, is a tropical legume native to Central and South America. It is also referred to as the sword bean, due to its large, flat, sword-shaped pods.
Jack beans love the sun and warm conditions. They are also happy in moderate shade and as a garden plant. It can easily grow to over 2 metres tall, provided it receives enough nutrients, water and sunshine. It is a climbing bean vine which produces 8-20cm long leaves and is quite bushy.
Coastal jack-bean is a trailing, herbaceous vine that forms mats of foliage. Stems reach a length of more than 6 m (20 ft) and 2.5 cm (0.98 in) in thickness. Each compound leaf is made up of three leaflets 3.0–15.0 cm (1.2–5.9 in) in diameter, which will fold themselves when exposed to hot sunlight. [2] .
Jack Bean. Producer: Witches' Brew. Jack Bean was born on 14 January 1922 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was a producer, known for Witches' Brew (1980), Very Close Quarters (1984) and Mitzi... The First Time (1973). He was married to Mitzi Gaynor. He died on 4 December 2006 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
