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Mucuna pruriens var. hirsuta

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

(Wight & Arnott) Wilmot-Dear

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• W. India
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• forest clearings
• forest edges

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Orange-brown hairy climber with racemes of purple flowers, longitudinally ribbed pod to 100mm with yellow-brown irritating bristles, silky shining leaves, fruit to 10mm wide

Further References

• JDH
• The Plant List 2
• J.S. Gamble
• Thai F
• ILDIS