توضیحات
Canavalia rosea is a species of flowering plant of the genus Canavalia in the pea family or Fabaceae, it has a pantropical and subtropical distribution in upper beaches, cliffs, and dunes. Common names include beach bean, bay bean, sea bean, greater sea bean, seaside jack-bean, coastal jack-bean, and MacKenzie bean
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. It is highly salt-tolerant and prefers sandy soils
The flowers are purplish pink and 2.5–5.1 cm (0.98–2.01 in) long, they hang upside down from long stalks and produce a sweet smell
The flat pods are straight or a little curved 6.0–15.2 cm (2.4–6.0 in) long, their skin become prominently ridged as they mature. Each pod has between 2–10 brown seeds. The seeds are buoyant so they can be distributed by ocean currents. The plant seems to contain L-Betonicine
Young seeds and pods are edible especially after boiling. The flowers can be made into a spice
لوبیا ساحلی گونه ای گرمسیری از لوبیا است که بومی سواحل مناطق گرمسیری است
دانه های این گیاه درشت هستند و رنگی قهوه ای کرمی دارند
غلاف بذرها بزرگ و زاویه دار است
این گونه میتواند در شن های ساحل و با آب شور دریا رشد کند
گیاهی بسیار مقاوم است که به نوع خاک حساس نیست و بسیار مقاوم است
لوبیا ساحلی و غلاف آن در حالت نارس و سبز رنگ بعد از پختن خوراکی هستند
همچنین از گلهای صورتی رنگ آن یک نوع ادویه درست میشود
