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HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae

GENUS: Mucuna Adans.

Mucuna pruriens (L.)DC. [Preferred name]
    Dolichos pruriens L. {Synonym}
    Mucuna atropurpurea sensu auct. {Misapplied}
    Mucuna axillaris Baker {Synonym}
    Mucuna bernieriana Baill. {Synonym}
    Mucuna cochinchinensis (Lour.)A.Chev. {Synonym}
    Mucuna esquirolii H.Lev. {Synonym}
    Mucuna minima Haines {Synonym}
    Mucuna nivea (Roxb.)DC. {Synonym}
    Mucuna prurita (L.)Hook. {Synonym}
    Mucuna prurita Hook. {Synonym}
    Stizolobium pruritum (Wight)Piper {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Achariya [4751]; Achariya-pala [4751]; Aga [3402]; Agy [3402]; Ahagy [3402]; Bhainswalibel [3030]; Bu-chariya [3705]; Buchariwa [3705]; Buffalo Bean [28]; Chunao-avarai [4751]; Cow Itch [3920]; Cow-itch [453, 2153]; Cowage Velvetbean [1902]; Cowitch [1056]; Fogarate [2157]; Ginipus-wel [3705]; Gratey [2157]; Hell Fire Bean [28]; Itchy Bean [28]; Phandatullai [4751]; Pica Pica [1409]; Poil A Gratter [1290]; Pois Eveque [1915]; Pois Mascate [1915]; Pois Velu [2157]; Pois a Gratter [1915]; Pois-gratter [1290]; Punnaikkaali [4751]; Punnakalichi [4751]; Taikilotra [3402]; Taikilotry [3402]; Takilotra [3402]; Taky Fotsy [3402]; Velvet Bean [261, 1915, 2157]; Velvetbean [3157]; Wanduru-me [4751]; Wel-damiya [4751]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Angola (N) [210]; Burundi (N) [8]; Cameroon (N) [8]; Chad (N) [64]; Equatorial Guinea (N) [8]; Ethiopia (N) [210]; Ghana (N) [212]; Guinea (N) [212]; Guinea Bissau (N) [212]; Ivory Coast (N) [8]; Kenya (N) [210]; Liberia (N) [212]; Malawi (N) [210]; Mozambique (N) [210]; Nigeria (N) [212]; Sao Tome & Principe (N) [217]; Senegal (N) [8]; Sierra Leone (N) [212]; South Africa (N) [8]; Sudan (N) [29]; Tanzania (N) [210]; Togo (N) [212]; Uganda (N) [210]; Zaire (N) [210]; Zambia (N) [210]; Zimbabwe (N) [210]
  Asia
Bangladesh (N) [3517]; Bhutan (N) [1947]; Cambodia (N) [3514]; China (N) [1179, 3421, 3514]; Guangdong [3421]; Guangxi [3421]; Guizhou [3421]; Hubei [3421]; Sichuan [3421]; Yunnan [3421]; Hainan (N) [3421]; India (N) [3009, 3017, 3020, 3028, 3040, 3056, 3092, 3094, 3140, 3366, 3372, 3375, 3377, 3517]; Andhra Pradesh [3009]; Arunachal Pradesh [3040]; Assam [3517]; Bihar [3517]; Dadra-Nagar-Haveli [3094]; Delhi [3372]; Goa [3094]; Gujarat [3017]; Haryana [3517]; Himachal Pradesh [3140]; Jammu-Kashmir [3517]; Karnataka [3020]; Kerala [3517]; Madhaya Pradesh [3375]; Maharashtra [3517]; Manipur [3517]; Meghalaya [3517]; Nagaland [3517]; Orissa [3517]; Pondicherry [3366]; Punjab [3377]; Rajasthan [3028]; Sikkim [3517]; Tamil Nadu [3517]; Tripura [3092]; Uttar Pradesh [3517]; West Bengal [3517]; Yanan [3366]; Indonesia (N) [3898]; Japan (I) [2823]; Jawa (N) [3898]; Malaysia (N) [2111, 3514]; Myanmar (N) [3514]; Nepal (N) [2898, 3369]; Pakistan (N) [1938]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [2111]; Philippines (N) [1979, 4019]; Sri Lanka (N) [3705]; Taiwan (N) [1179, 2830, 3421]; Thailand (N) [3514]; Vietnam (N) [3514]
  Australasia
Papua New Guinea (N) [261]
  Caribbean
Bahamas (N) [2153]; Cayman Is (N) [453]; Cuba (N) [1409]; Dominican Republic (U) [2157]; Guadeloupe (N) [1290]; Haiti (U) [2157]; Jamaica (N) [1056]; Martinique (N) [1290]
  Central America
Belize (U) [1242, 1645]; Costa Rica (U) [1367, 1658]; El Salvador (U) [1645]; Guatemala (U) [1645]; Mexico(South East) (N) [1645]; Panama (U) [1645]
  Indian Ocean
Andaman Is (N) [3366]; Christmas I (N) [3920]; Comoro Is (I) [3054, 4747]; Anjouan I [4747]; Laccadive Is (I) [3379]; Madagascar (N) [210, 3402]; Mauritius (I) [210, 1915]; Reunion (I) [1915]; Seychelles (I) [3057]
  North America
United States (I) [1431, 3157]; Alabama [3157]; Florida [3157]; North Carolina [3157]; South Carolina [3157]
  Pacific Ocean
Bismarck Archipelago (N) [261]; Northern Marianas (I) [2235]; Society Is (U) [2968]; Solomon Is (N) [261]
  South America
Brazil (U) [1103, 1414]; Surinam (I) [2285]; Venezuela (U) [1190]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Guinea-Congolia/Sudania regional transition zone; anthropic landscapes. [210];
    Guinea-Congolia/Sudania regional transition zone; forest. [210];
    Guinea-Congolian anthropic landscapes [210];
    Guineo-Congolian forest. [210];
    Lake Victoria regional mosaic; anthropic landscapes. [210];
    Lake Victoria regional mosaic; bushland and thicket [210];
    Lake Victoria regional mosaic; forest. [210];
    Lake Victoria regional mosaic; wooded grassland [210];
    Somalia-Masai bushland and thicket [210];
    Somalia-Masai wooded grasslands. [210];
    Sudanian bushland and thicket [210];
    Sudanian wooded grassland [210];
    Zambezian bushland and thicket [210];
    Zambezian forest [210];
    Zambezian wooded grassland [210];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [24, 210, 230, 261, 453, 1056, 1409, 1915, 1947, 2153, 2157, 3053, 3057, 3386, 3402, 3421, 3514, 3517, 3705, 3898, 3920, 4019] ; Distribution Map [4019] ; Illustration [210, 230, 261, 1409, 1915, 1947, 2153, 2157, 3386, 3402, 3514, 3517, 4019]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing [261] [3057] [3402] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-04 Seneviratne GI (Sinhala & Tamil Names), 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157], 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Herb [261] [1915] [3402], Shrub ; Lifespan: Annual [261] [1915] [3402], Perennial [261] [1915] [3402] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Polhill RM, 1993 Zarucchi JL, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 1996 (Japan) Ohashi H, 1999-

  
USES:
  Domestic [3402]; Environmental [213, 1915, 2823, 2968]; Food and Drink [230, 2828]; Forage [230, 3053]; Medicine [230, 3053]; Toxins [210, 3402]; Weed [3920]

  
NOTES:
  Widely cultivated throughout the world. [261]
  Fruits have a dense covering of irritant bristles. [261]
  Cultivated in the gardens on Mauritius under the name of Pois Eveque. [1915]
  Sharp barbed hairs, especially on the pods, cause acute and persistent skin [3402]
  irritation, caused by histamine liberating alkaloides and a proteolitic enzyme [3402]
  mucunin in the bristles. [3402]
  Fresh bark of a Burseraceae tree (Commiphora tetramera) is used to reduce the [3402]
  irritation. [3402]

  
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