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Mucuna warburgii K.Schum. & Lauterb.

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HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae

GENUS: Mucuna Adans.

Mucuna warburgii K.Schum. & Lauterb. [Preferred name]
    Mucuna bennettii sensu Polunin {Synonym}
    Mucuna miniata Merr. {Doubtful synonym}
    Mucuna peekelii Harms {Synonym}

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Asia
Indonesia (N) [261]; Irian Jaya (N) [261]; Moluccas (N) [261]; Singapore (I) [3514]; Sulawesi (N) [261]
  Australasia
Papua New Guinea (N) [261]
  Indian Ocean
Mauritius (I) [1915]
  Pacific Ocean
Bismarck Archipelago (N) [261]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [261, 3514]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing [261] [1915] ; Habit: Shrub [261] [1915] ; Lifespan: Perennial [261] ; Source(s): 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005), 2005 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H (JS2005)

  
USES:
  Environmental [1915]

  
NOTES:
  Close to M.bennettii & M.novo-guineensis; M.elegans may be a variant of these. [261]
  Calyx has irritant bristles. [261]
  Native to South Asia. [1915]
  Mistakenly called M. bennettii F.v.Muell. [1915]
  In cultivation in many gardens on Mauritius. [1915]

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

261.

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

1915.

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

3514.

  Wilmot-Dear, C.M., 1992
    Kew Bull.47:203-245. A revision of Mucuna in Thailand...
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