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Trying to identify clinging vine found in the Philippines?
I have been trying to identify a rather prolific clinging / climbing vine found in the Philippines. I would like to determine its nutritional value.
The location of this vine is in North Central Mindanao, Philippines near Malaybalay City. Though it probably grows most everywhere in the country.
The locals I have asked about the plant simply call it a 'vine plant'.
The leaves vary greatly in size. However they are usually about twice as long as they are wide. They tend to grow in groups of three.
The vine seems to prefer being in direct sunlight rather than shaded areas. (Though it grows well in both)
The seedpod grows to a bit over 30cm (a bit over a foot) turns brown in color when ready to harvest. The vine produces pods year round.
The seeds are oval shaped about 2 1/2 cm (1 inch) long, Reddish brown in color.
The flowers are white and about 2 1/2 cm (1 inch) across.
If there is other information that would be helpful, please ask. I will try to provide any information I can.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Bulldog Drummond: Thanks for the answer. This plant does have a few similar characteristics to the mung bean plant. If I was not currently living in the Philippines, at first glance, I would have probably said the same thing. However, mung beans are not a climbing vine normally they are free standing and only reach about 1 meter tall (about 3 feet). The seed pod is much smaller than this one. Plus the seeds of mung beans are much smaller and are green when harvested.
Frank: Thanks for the answer. I looked up the African Jack Bean.It is a very close match. Closer than anything else I have found. There are few key differences. This vine grows much longer than the 1-2 meters of the jack bean (I have seen this one grow easily 10+ meters into trees.) Plus the seeds are the wrong color & the pods break apart differently. As close the Jack bean is, I am guessing that they are probably related. Thanks for pointing me in what looks like a very good direction.
Thanks to Franks answer we now have the plant identified. The vine is called a Sword bean (Canavalia gladiata). The Jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis) is very similar but not exactly the same. Online sources indicate the beans of this plant have an impressive nutritional value as well as some possible medical benefits. However, some sources indicate the beans can cause some negative issues if one eats to many at one time.
I was going to award best answer to Frank. But for some reason he seems to have removed his answer. While what he suggested was not the actual plant, it was close enough to help me identify the vine. Bulldog Drummond you are the runner up and get the best answer award. Pictures of mung beans with no size reference do look similar. We ran into that issue a LOT while trying to identify this vine. There are a lot of plants that look similar, but are not a match. Thanks everyone for your help.
