Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_canavalia_pubescens
Hawaiian jack bean
Canavalia pubescens
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About Hawaiian jack bean
ʻāwikiwiki is a vine in the Kauaʻi vascular and land plants group. Its origin status is endemic.
Kauaʻi evidence
Species identity and image source are documented. Additional ecological and conservation citations are recommended.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Canavalia pubescens
- Common names
- Hawaiian jack bean
- Hawaiian names
- ʻāwikiwiki
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Order
- Fabales
- Record type
- Species or taxonomic group
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Documented on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Conservation priority; formal rank not listed
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- No major occurrence uncertainty noted
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Coastal and lowland dry shrubland
- Food and resource needs
- Light, water, nutrients, and suitable soil or substrate
- Reproduction
- Viable propagules and suitable establishment conditions
- Shelter
- Suitable soil, substrate, and vegetation structure
- Growth form
- Vine
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Weeds, development, fire, browsing
- Conservation actions
- Seed collection, dryland/coastal outplanting, weed control
- Monitoring
- Seed collection, dryland/coastal outplanting, weed control
- Data gaps
- Additional ecological and conservation citations are recommended
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not assessed
- Seasonal description
- ʻāwikiwiki is a vine in the Kauaʻi vascular and land plants group. Its origin status is endemic.
