Mucuna pruriens (L.)DC. Var. utilis (Wight)Burck

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Mucuna Adans.
Tribe: Phaseoleae
Rank: Var.
Subspecies: utilis
Subspecies authority: (Wight)Burck
References: [1790][1915][1963][2830]

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Other names:

• Carpopogon capitatus Roxb. [Synonym] [2830]
  
• Mucuna aterrima (Piper & Tracy)Holland [Synonym] [1790]
  
• Mucuna capitata Wight & Arn. [Synonym] [1963][2830]
  
• Mucuna deeringiana (Bort)Merr. [Synonym] 
  
• Mucuna hassjoo (Piper & Tracy)Mansf. [Synonym] [2830]
  
• Mucuna pruriens (L.)DC. Var. capitata Burck [Synonym] [2830]
  
• Mucuna utilis Wight [Synonym] [2830][1963][1915][1790]
  
• Stizolobium aterrimum Piper & Tracy [Synonym] [1790]
  
• Stizolobium deeringianum Bort [Synonym] 
  
• Stizolobium hassjoo Piper & Tracy [Synonym] [2830]
  
• Stizolobium pruriens (L.)Medikus [Synonym] [1790]
  
• Stizolobium pruriens (L.)Medikus Var. hassjoo (Piper & Tracy)Makino [Synonym] [2830]
  
• Stizolobium utile (Wight)Piper & Tracy [Synonym] [2830]
  

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Common Names:

• Bengal Bean [1790] [1902]
  
• Cafe Brazilii [1790]
  
• Kaf‚ Go Bouwo [1790]
  
• Mauritius Bean [1902] [2264]
  
• Pois Mascate [1915]
  
• Portuguese Coffee [1790]
  
• Velvet Bean [1915]
  
• Velvetbean [1902]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1990(Americas Update)Zarucchi JL
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1993 Zarucchi JL
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
  • 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1993 Polhill RM
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Environmental [1790] [1915] [1940] [2148] [2264]
  
• Forage [1915] [1940] [210]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [210]
  • Kenya [210]
  • Tanzania [210]
  • Uganda [210]

• Asia [1179] [1914] [1957] [1963] [1969] [2823] [2830]
  • China [1179] [1963]
  • India [1914]
  • Japan [1963] [2823]
  • Jawa [1969]
  • Sri Lanka [1957]
  • Taiwan [1179] [2830]

• Australasia [261] [1880]
  • Australia [1880]
    • Queensland [1880]
  • Papua New Guinea [261]

• Caribbean [1790]
  • Barbados [1790]
  • Guadeloupe [1790]
  • St Lucia [1790]

• Indian Ocean [1915]
  • Reunion [1915]

• North America [1431] [1850]
  • United States [1431] [1850]

• Pacific Ocean [261] [1940] [1984] [2235] [2264]
  • Bismarck Archipelago [261]
  • Fiji [1940] [2264]
  • Hawaii [1984]
  • Nauru [2235]
  • Solomon Is [1984]

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Notes:

• Cultivated & naturalised in Florida, USA [2148]
  
• Widely used as cover crop & green manure;seeds & pods used as cattle food [1940] [1963]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 14:21:18