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Mucuna coriacea ssp. irritans (Burtt Davy)Verdc.

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HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae

GENUS: Mucuna Adans.

Mucuna coriacea ssp. irritans (Burtt Davy)Verdc. [Accepted]
    Mucuna coriacea sensu Hauman {Misapplied Name}
    Mucuna irritans Burtt Davy {Synonym}
  
VERNACULAR NAME: -
  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Malawi (N) [270]; Mozambique (N) [210]
    South Africa (N) [210]; Swaziland (N) [270]
    Tanzania (N) [210]; Uganda (N) [210]; Zaire (N) [210]
    Zimbabwe (N) [210]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Lake Victoria regional transition zone; woodland. [210]
    Zambezian grassland [210], Zambezian woodland [210]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Herb, Shrub
  Lifespan: Perennial
  Nodules: Present [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist
  
USES: -
  
NOTES: -


DATA SOURCES:

210.

  Gillett,J.B. et al., 1971
    Papilionoideae.In:Fl.Trop.E.Africa,Milne-Redhead & Polhill
    Papilionoideae.In:Fl.Trop.E.Africa,Milne-Redhead & Polhill

270.

  Verdcourt,B., 1970
    Kew Bull.24:235-307. Studies in FTEA Leg.-Pap.: II
    Kew Bull.24:235-307. Studies in FTEA Leg.-Pap.: II

1785.

  Allen,O.N. & Allen,E.K., 1981
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
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