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3877.000 Mucuna - Buffalo beans
MacKinder, B. et al. (2001) Papilionoideae FZ 3(5)
Description of the genus
Climbers or lianes. Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate. Inflorescences axillary. Flowers showy, ranging from white to purple, red to almost black or greenish-yellow. Calyx 4-5-lobed, the upper 2 lobes forming a lip Standard rounded, much shorter than the other petals. 5 larger anthers alternate with 5 short ones. Pods covered with irritant hairs (apart from some cultivated varieties of Mucuna pruriens), usually dehiscent. Worldwide: c. 100 species in the tropics and subtropics |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| coriacea Baker subsp. coriacea | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | |
| coriacea Baker subsp. irritans (Burtt Davy) Verdc. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| ferox Verdc. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | Description |
| poggei Taub. var. pesa (De Wild.) Verdc. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | Description, Image |
| pruriens (L.) DC. var. pruriens | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,E | |
| pruriens (L.) DC. var. utilis (Wight) Burck | Altitude Rainfall Geology | C |
Other sources of information about Mucuna:
Flora of Mozambique: MucunaePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Mucuna
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Mucuna
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Mucuna
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Mucuna
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Mucuna
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