Calopogonium mucunoides Desv.

Calopogonium mucunoides Desv.

Status: Accepted
Genus: Calopogonium Desv.
Tribe: Phaseoleae
References: [1645][1470][2160][1941][1056][210][1409]

Other names:

Calopogonium brachycarpum Hemsley [Synonym] [1470][1645]
Calopogonium orthocarpum Urban [Synonym] [1243][1290][1409][1430][1645][1063]
Stenolobium brachycarpum Benth. [Synonym] [1408][2160][1645][1470][1063][1290][1243][1233][1231]

Common Names:

Bejuco Culebra [1409]
Calapo [2264]
Calopo [1915]
Calopogonio-indico [2160]
Falso-or¢ [2160]
J¡cama [1430]
Jequirana [2160]
Marmelada-de-boi [2160]
Mielillo [1645]
Orelha-de-on‡a [2160]
Wild Ground Nut [1790]

Descriptors:

Habit:
- Herb
Lifespan:
- Perennial
Stems:
- Climbing
- Not climbing
Source(s):
- 1988(Africa)Lock JM
- 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
- 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
- 1993 Polhill RM
- 1993 Zarucchi JL
- 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
Conservation Status:
- Not Threatened

Uses:

Environmental [1915] [210]
Weed [1919] [261]

Geographical Distribution:

Africa
- Burundi [8]
- Cameroon [8]
- Ghana [212]
- Guinea [212]
- Guinea Bissau [212]
- Ivory Coast [8]
- Kenya [210]
- Liberia [212]
- Malawi [8]
- Nigeria [8]
- Sao Tome & Principe [217]
- Sierra Leone [8]
- Tanzania [210]
- Togo [23]
- Uganda [210]
- Zaire [8]

Asia [261] [1179] [1914] [1942] [1957]
- China [1179]
- India [1914]
- Irian Jaya [261]
- Laos [1942]
- Sri Lanka [1957]
- Vietnam [1942]

Australasia [261] [1880]
- Australia [1880]
  - Northern Territory [1880]
  - Queensland [1880]
- Papua New Guinea [261]

Caribbean [210] [1056] [1063] [1243] [1290] [1430] [1790] [2157] [2160]
- Cuba [1063] [1430]
- Dominican Republic [1063] [1430] [2157] [2160]
- Guadeloupe [1290] [1790]
- Haiti [1063] [1430] [2157] [2160]
- Jamaica [1056] [1430]
- Martinique [1790]
- Montserrat [1290] [1790]
- Puerto Rico [1063] [1243] [1430]
- St Lucia [1790]
- St Vincent [1790]

Central America [210] [1117] [1188] [1222] [1470] [1645] [2156] [2160]
- Belize [1645] [2160]
- Costa Rica [1367]
- El Salvador [2156] [2160]
- Guatemala [1645] [2160]
- Honduras [2160]
- Mexico(North & Central) [1470] [2160]
- Mexico(South East) [1117] [1188] [1222] [1470] [1645] [2160]
- Nicaragua [2160]
- Panama [1222] [1224] [1243] [1470] [1645] [2160]

Indian Ocean [1915] [1941]
- Mauritius [1915]
- Seychelles [1941]

Pacific Ocean [261] [1940] [2235] [2264] [2266]
- Bismarck Archipelago [261]
- Fiji [1940] [2264]
- Nauru [2235]
- Niue [2266]
- Northern Marianas [2235]
- Solomon Is [261]

South America [210] [2160]
- Argentina [2160]
- Brazil [1063] [1231] [1233] [1414] [2160]
- Colombia [1063] [2160]
- Ecuador [2160]
- French Guiana [1063] [1408] [2160]
- Guyana [2160]
- Paraguay [2160]
- Peru [2160]
- Surinam [1063] [2160]
- Venezuela [2160]

Notes:

Cover crop to control erosion, green manure & probably forage for cattle [1957]
Has been used experimentally as a mulch on Mauritius. [1915]

Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:56:21