| Author: |
Christoph Jakob Trew, 1763 | |
Family: |
FABACEAE |
| Origin: |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay
(Dominican Republic, India, Java, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Sri Lanka and more) |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Thickness: |
4 Centimetres |
| Height: |
7 Metres |
| Flower: |
Lavender / White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names: |
Snail Vine, Corkscrew Vine,
Snail Creeper, Snailflower, Snail Bean |
| Synonyms: |
Might be: Vigna caracalla, Verdc. 1970.
Phaseolus caracalla,
L. 1753.
Caracalla pulcherrima, Tod.
Phaseolus bertonii, Bertoni
Phaseolus cytisoides, Zoll. & Moritzi
Phaseolus longirostratus, Ducke
Phaseolus bertonii f. albus, Franceschi ex Bertoni.
Phaseolus caracalla var. brachystachys, Hassl.
Phaseolus caracallensis, St.-Lag.
Phaseolus cochleatus, Vell. |
This member of the
Fabaceae family
was given this name by Christoph Jakob Trew in 1763. It is found in Argentina,
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Panama, Paraguay and Uruguay. It have been introduced in Dominican
Republic, India, Java, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Sri Lanka and more. It
is growing in a well drained but rich soil with quite some water and
some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to four centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to seven metres in height. The flowers are lavender and white.
The genera name from
Latin; cochleatus; 'snail', and Latin; anthus;
'flower. The species name; caracalla, a corruption of the
Portuguese caracol, meaning 'snail'. |
