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Strongylodon lucidus (G.Forst.)Seem.

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HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae

GENUS: Strongylodon Vogel

Strongylodon lucidus (G.Forst.)Seem. [Preferred name]
    Glycine lucida G.Forst. {Synonym}
    Mucuna altissima sensu Hook. & Arn., non DC. {Misapplied}
    Strongylodon pseudolucidus Craib {Synonym}
    Strongylodon ruber auct. non Vogel {Misapplied}
    Strongylodon secundus H.St.John {Synonym}
    Strongylodon siderospermus Cordem. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Cadoque Blanche [1915]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Asia
Indonesia (N) [261, 1964]; Irian Jaya (N) [261]; Jawa (N) [261]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [261]; Philippines (N) [1964, 3920]; Sri Lanka (N) [261, 1964, 3705]
  Australasia
Australia (N) [261]; Queensland [261]; New Caledonia (N) [1964]; Papua New Guinea (N) [261]
  Indian Ocean
Andaman Is (N) [1914, 1964, 3389]; Christmas I (N) [1964, 3920]; Madagascar (N) [261, 1915]; Reunion (N) [261, 1915, 1964]
  Pacific Ocean
Bismarck Archipelago (N) [261]; Fiji (N) [261, 1940, 2264]; Guam (N) [1964]; Hawaii (N) [1964, 3920]; Northern Marianas (N) [2235]; Samoa-JML (N) [1964]; Society Is (N) [1964, 2968]; Solomon Is (N) [261, 1964]; Vanuatu (N) [1964]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [261, 1915, 1940, 1964, 3053, 3705, 3920] ; Distribution Map [1964] ; Illustration [261, 1915, 1940, 1964]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing [261] [1915] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Herb [3581], Shrub [261] [3053] ; Lifespan: Perennial [261] ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1994/1995 Lewis GP ; Source(s): 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1992 (Phytochem.) Southon I & Bowes I, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Polhill RM, 1999-05 Heald J, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005), 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P, 20

  
USES:
  Food and Drink [1964]; Medicine [1964]

  
NOTES:
  Range of intermediate specimens exist linking extremes in variation. [3920]
  Divisions possible into "lucidus", "ruber" and "longiflorus" populations. [1964]
  Indigenous to Reunion. [1915]
  Becoming rare. [1915]
  Seeds are sea-dispersed. [1915]

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

261.

  Verdcourt, B., 1979
    A Manual of New Guinea Legumes. Office of Forests, Lae,PNG

1914.

  Sanjappa, M., 1992
    Legumes of India. Dehra Dun: Bishen Singh Mahendra...

1915.

  Polhill, R, M., 1990
    Legumineuses.In:Flore des Mascareignes,Vol 80.J. Bosser et a

1940.

  Smith, A.C., 1985
    Flora Vitiensis Nova, Vol.3.

1964.

  Huang, S.F., 1991
    Wageningen Agricultural University Papers No. 90.8.

2235.

  Fosberg, F.R. et al., 1979
    A Geographical Checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae

2264.

  Parham, J.W., 1972
    Plants of the Fiji Islands

2968.

  Welsh, S.L., 1998
    Flora Societensis

3053.

  de Cordemoy, E.J., 1895
    Flore de l'ile de la Reunion

3389.

  Parkinson, C.E., 1923
    A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands

3581.

  Kumar, S.& Sane PV, 2003
    Legumes of South Asia: a check-list. RBG Kew.

3705.

  Maxwell, R.H., 1991
    In:Dassanayake,M.D. & Fosberg,F.R.(Eds.) A revised handbook

3920.

  DuPuy, D.J.& Telford, I.R.H., 1993
    Flora of Austalia 50 Oceanic Islands 2:188-236
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