Mucuna sempervirens Hemsley

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Mucuna Adans.
Tribe: Phaseoleae
References: [1930][1953]

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Other names:

• Mucuna japonica Nakai [Synonym] [1953]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Shrub
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1992(Phytochem.)Southon I & Bowes I
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1993 Polhill RM

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Uses:

• Medicine [2828]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Asia [1914] [1947] [1953] [1963]
  • Bhutan [1947]
  • China [1963]
  • India-ISO [1914]
  • Japan [1953]
  • Myanmar [1914]

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Notes:

• Japanese distribution: Kyushu [1953]
  
• Only known from one locality in Japan and may be introduced from China (N).
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 14:24:04