Mucuna pruriens (L.)DC. Var. pruriens

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Mucuna Adans.
Tribe: Phaseoleae
Rank: Var.
Subspecies: pruriens
Subspecies authority: (L.)DC.
References: [210][1963][2830]

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Common Names:

• Pois … Gratter [1915]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1992(Phytochem.)Southon I & Bowes I
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
  • 1996(Japan)Ohashi H

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Uses:

• Medicine [1938]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [1985]
  • Angola [1985]
  • Burundi [1985]
  • Cameroon [1985]
  • Chad [1985]
  • Equatorial Guinea [1985]
  • Ethiopia [1985]
  • Ghana [1985]
  • Guinea [1985]
  • Ivory Coast [1985]
  • Kenya [1985]
  • Liberia [1985]
  • Malawi [1985]
  • Mozambique [1985]
  • Nigeria [1985]
  • Principe [1985]
  • Sao Tome [1985]
  • Senegal [1985]
  • Sierra Leone [1985]
  • South Africa [1985]
  • Sudan [1985]
  • Tanzania [1985]
  • Togo [1985]
  • Uganda [1985]
  • Zaire [1985]
  • Zambia [1985]
  • Zimbabwe [1985]

• Asia [1914] [1942] [1947] [1957] [1963] [1969] [1985]
  • Bhutan [1947]
  • Cambodia [1942]
  • China [1963]
  • India [1914]
  • Indonesia-ISO [1942]
  • Jawa [1969]
  • Laos [1942]
  • Philippines [1942]
  • Sri Lanka [1957]
  • Vietnam [1942]

• Indian Ocean [210] [1915] [1985]
  • Madagascar [210]
  • Mauritius [1915]
  • Reunion [1915]

• South America [1190] [1985]
  • Venezuela [1190]

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 14:25:06