RIGHTS RESTRICTEDOvercoming_JackBean Figure 1
This photo shows a whole series of seeds that are in the “Canavalia” genus, meaning they are closely related to the jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis). Any of these seeds could be used instead of the jack bean, but only the white-seeded jack bean (top row center) and the red “sword bean” next to it can be found outside of Mali, as far as I know. The white seeds of the jack bean are about 2 cm long, a good deal larger than they appear here, and the pods of the jack bean are normally almost 30 cm long.
