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Mucuna lamellata

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

Wilmot-Dear

Common Names

• Zhe pi li dou (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Fujian
• Guangdong
• Guangxi
• Hubei
• Jiangsu
• Jiangxi
• Zhejiang - China

Natural Habitats

• Riversides
• roadsides
• thickets
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• Jul-Sep (China)

Fruiting Times

• Apr-May (China)

Woody vine with axillary 270mm racemes of 40mm red-brown to deep purple flowers, keel to 45mm, leathery pod to 100mm long x 30mm clothed with reddish irritant bristles when young

Further References

• FOC
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2