Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.

  • Authority

    Maguire, Bassett, et al. 1953. The Botany of the Guayana Highland. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8 (2): 87-160.

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.

  • Description

    Species Description - Vine, secondary growth.

  • Distribution

    Picnic Grounds, Santa Barbara Camp, October 27, 1948, Maguire, Kunhardt & Politi 27268-A. Cultivated throughout tropic regions of the world, originally from tropical Asia.

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