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Mucuna holtonii

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

(Kuntze) Moldenke

Common Names

• Ojo de Buey (Costa Rica)

Geographical Habitats

• Belize
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• El Salvador
• Chiapas - Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• waterside
• coastal forest & thickets

Flowering Times

• Sep-Oct Aug

Fruiting Times

• Dec-Mar

Large woody vine to 10m with leaflets pilose beneath. 40mm yellow-green pendant flowers. Silky legume to 310mm x 45mm, brown or black

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• ILDIS
• Gleason & Moldenke
• Standley