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Mucuna pruriens (L.)DC.

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HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae

GENUS: Mucuna Adans.

Mucuna pruriens (L.)DC. [Accepted]
    Dolichos L. pruriens L. {Synonym}
    Mucuna cochinchinensis (Lour.)A.Chev. {Synonym}
    Mucuna esquirolii Leveille {Synonym}
    Mucuna nivea (Roxb.)DC. {Synonym}
    Mucuna prurita Hook. {Synonym}
    Mucuna prurita (L.)Hook. {Synonym}
    Stizolobium P.Browne pruriens (L.)Medikus {Synonym}
    Stizolobium P.Browne pruritum (Wight)Piper {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Buffalo bean [28]; Hell-fire bean [28]; Itchy bean [28]

  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Angola-ISO (N) [210]; Burundi (N) [8]; Cameroon (N) [8]
    Chad (N) [64]; Equatorial Guinea-ISO (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
  Caribbean
    Caribbean-TRP (U) [453,1056,1290,1342,1409,1431,1645]
  Central America
    Belize (U) [1242,1645]; Costa Rica (U) [1367,1658]
    El Salvador (U) [1645]; Guatemala (U) [1645]
    Mexico (U) [1645]; Panama (U) [1645]
  Indian Ocean
    Madagascar (N) [210]; Mauritius (N) [210]
  North America
    United States (U) [1431]
  South America
    Brazil (U) [1103,1414]; 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]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Herb
  Lifespan: Annual
  Nodules: Present [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist,
   Zarucchi,J.L.(1988) Extract From Tropicos Database

  
USES:
  Medicine [1785,230]; Forage [1785,230,230]; Food and Drink [1785,230, 230,230]; Toxins [1785,230,230,230,210]; Environmental [1785,230,230, 230,210,213]; Domestic; Weed

  
NOTES:
  Two varieties, pruriens & utilis (FTEA, ref.210).
  Var.pruriens has irritant hairs on pods and calyx. (FTEA).


DATA SOURCES:

8.

   Lock,J.M., 1985
    Specimen in Herb.Kew
    Specimen in Herb.Kew

28.

   White,F., 1962
    Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia.
    Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia.

29.

   Andrews,F.W., 1952
    The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan;Vol.2.
    The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan;Vol.2.

64.

   Lebrun,J.-P. et al, 1972
    IEMVPT Et.Bot.1,Catalogue des Plant.Vasc.du Tchad Meridional
    IEMVPT Et.Bot.1,Catalogue des Plant.Vasc.du Tchad Meridional

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

212.

   Hepper,F.N., 1958
    Papilionoideae.In:Flora West Tropical Africa.Keay,R.W.J.
    Papilionoideae.In:Flora West Tropical Africa.Keay,R.W.J.

213.

   Robyns,W.(Ed.), 1954
    Flore du Congo Belge Vol.6.Dalbergieae,Vicieae,Phaseoleae.
    Flore du Congo Belge Vol.6.Dalbergieae,Vicieae,Phaseoleae.

217.

   Liberato, Maria Candida, 1972
    Flora de Sao Tome e Principe: Papilionaceae
    Flora de Sao Tome e Principe: Papilionaceae

230.

   Robyns,W.(Ed.), 1954
    Flore du Congo Belge Vol.6. Dalbergieae,Vicieae,Phaseoleae
    Flore du Congo Belge Vol.6. Dalbergieae,Vicieae,Phaseoleae

453.

   Proctor,G.R., 1984
    Fl. Cayman Islands Kew Bull. Addit. Ser. XI
    Fl. Cayman Islands Kew Bull. Addit. Ser. XI

1056.

   Adams,C.D., 1972
    Flowering Plants of Jamaica Univ. West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
    Flowering Plants of Jamaica Univ. West Indies, Mona, Jamaica

1103.

   Barroso,G.M., 1965
    Arq.Jard.Bot.Rio de Janeiro 18:109-177 Leguminosas-Guanabara
    Arq.Jard.Bot.Rio de Janeiro 18:109-177 Leguminosas-Guanabara

1190.

   Cowan,R.S., 1953
    Mem.New York Bot.Gard.8(2):103-119In:Maguire,B.Bot.Guay.Hi.I
    Mem.New York Bot.Gard.8(2):103-119In:Maguire,B.Bot.Guay.Hi.I

1242.

   Dwyer,J.D. & Spellman,D.L., 1981
    Rhodora 83(834):161-236 A List of Dicotyledoneae of Belize
    Rhodora 83(834):161-236 A List of Dicotyledoneae of Belize

1290.

   Fournet,J., 1978
    Flore illustree des phanerogames de Guadeloupe & Martinique
    Flore illustree des phanerogames de Guadeloupe & Martinique

1342.

   Howard,R.A., 1973
    J.Arnold Arbor.54(4):435-470 Enumer.& Select. N.Von Jacquin
    J.Arnold Arbor.54(4):435-470 Enumer.& Select. N.Von Jacquin

1367.

   Janzen,D.H. & Liesner,R., 1980
    Brenesia 18:15-90 Check-list Lowl.GuanacasteProv.Costa Rica
    Brenesia 18:15-90 Check-list Lowl.GuanacasteProv.Costa Rica

1409.

   Leon,H. & Alain,H., 1951
    Flora de Cuba 2:224-367 Leguminosas
    Flora de Cuba 2:224-367 Leguminosas

1414.

   Lewis,G.P., 1987
    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 369 pp Legumes of Bahia
    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 369 pp Legumes of Bahia

1431.

   List Based Record, 1986
    U.S. Soil Conservation Service
    U.S. Soil Conservation Service

1645.

   Standley,P.C. & Steyermark,J.A, 1946
    Fieldiana, Bot. 24(5):1-425 Leguminosae
    Fieldiana, Bot. 24(5):1-425 Leguminosae

1658.

   Standley,P.C., 1937
    Publ.Field Mus.Nat.Hist.,Bot.Ser.18(2):487-559...Costa Rica
    Publ.Field Mus.Nat.Hist.,Bot.Ser.18(2):487-559...Costa Rica

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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