Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC.

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Literature:	Mackinder, B. et al. (2001). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5) Pages 39 - 40. Shone, D.K. & Drummond, R.B. (1965). Poisonous Plants of Rhodesia Ministry of Agriculture, Rhodesia Page 30.

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