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Mucuna stans

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

Welwitsch ex Baker

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Burundi
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• W. Ethiopia
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Kenya
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Nigeria
• Rwanda
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zaire
• Zambia

Natural Habitats

• Shrubland
• tall grassland
• woodland

Flowering Times

• Apr
• May
• Jul
• Sep

Fruiting Times

• Apr
• May
• Sep

Vine, herb or erect shrub with grey-silky branches, mucronate leaflets glabrescent above grey-silky beneath to 75mm long, axillary racemes of 6-10 flowers, green & purple flowers, grey-velvety calyx to 12mm, corolla 40mm, keel to 36mm, pod to 50mm x 12mm densely clothed in brown bristles

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA
• ILDIS