Canavalia rosea is a species of flowering plant of the genus Canavalia in the pea family of Fabaceae, it has a pantropical and subtropical distribution in upper beaches, cliffs, and dunes.

[6] Coastal jack-bean is a trailing, herbaceous vine that forms mats of foliage.

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.

[2] 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.

[citation needed] The Canavalia rosea plant fruits and blooms all year long[1].