Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.

Negretfa pruriens Blanco FI. Filip, ed. 2 (1845) 411 (sp. vel. comb. nov.J r
0, 2 (1879) 389, t. 331=: MUCUNA PRURIENS (Linn.) DC.
This species was reduced by Fernandez-Villar to Mucuna
iutropwrpurea DC., certainly by error, as de Candolle’s .species
does not extend to the Philippines. I interpret Blanco’s state-
ment regarding the pods, “Legum. *	*	con	surcos	trans-
versales,” as applying to the distinct transverse depressions
between the seeds which are evident in fully matured pods ; his
=description in all other respects applies exactly, while the species
is common in the immediate vicinity of Manila and is widely
distributed in the Philippines at low and medium altitudes. It
rs.- commonly known as nipai or lipai. The flowers are very
dark purple in color. The name Negretia pruriens Blanco does
not appear in Index Kewensis.
Illustrative specimen from near Fort William McKinley,. îtizal
Province, Luzon, October, 1914 {Merrill: Species Blancoanae
.No. €45).
1985
Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. var.
pruriens
DET. C.M. Wilmot-Dear jan. 1
Botanical Institute, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Mucuwa pruritws- (l.) bC .
Name HK	^UritMA-
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646. Muaaaa pruriens (Man.) no
Begretia pruriene Blanoo
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