Mucuna gigantea (Willd.)DC.

Mucuna gigantea (Willd.)DC.

Status: Accepted
Genus: Mucuna Adans.
Tribe: Phaseoleae
References: [210][1915][1953][2823]

Other names:

Dolichos gigantea Willd. [Orthographic] [1915]
Dolichos giganteus Willd. [Synonym] [2264]
Stizolobium giganteum (Willd.)Sprengel [Synonym] [2235]

Common Names:

Feseka Uli [2266]
Liane Cadoque [1941]
Liane Caiman [1941]
Mort aux Rats [3061]
Sea Bean [2968]
Tutae Pua [2968]
Wakore [2264]

Descriptors:

Habit:
- Shrub
Lifespan:
- Perennial
Stems:
- Climbing
Source(s):
- 1988(Africa)Lock JM
- 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
- 1993 Polhill RM
- 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
- 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
- 1999-05 Heald J
Conservation Status:
- Not Threatened

Uses:

Toxins [3061]

Geographical Distribution:

Africa
- Kenya [210]
- Mozambique [210]
- South Africa [8]
- Tanzania [210]
- Uganda [210]
- Zaire [210]

Asia [261] [1914] [1929] [1942] [1957] [1963]
- China [210] [1914]
- India-ISO [210]
- Indonesia-ISO [210]
- Irian Jaya [261]
- Japan [1963]
- Malaysia-ISO [210]
- Myanmar [1942]
- Philippines [1942]
- Sri Lanka [1957]
- Taiwan [1929]
- Vietnam [1942]

Australasia [261] [1984]
- Australia [210]
- New Caledonia [1984]
- Papua New Guinea [261]

Indian Ocean [1914] [1915] [1941]
- Andaman Is [1914]
- Madagascar [1915]
- Mauritius [210]
- Nicobar Is [1914]
- Reunion [1915]
- Rodrigues [1915]
- Seychelles [210] [1941]

Pacific Ocean [210] [261] [1939] [1949] [1984] [2235] [2264] [2266] [2968]
- American Samoa [1984]
- Bismarck Archipelago [261]
- Cook Is [1984]
- Fiji [1984] [2264]
- Gilbert Is [2235]
- Hawaii [1949]
- Niue [1984] [2266]
- Northern Marianas [2235]
- Samoa-JML [1984]
- Society Is [1984] [2968]
- Solomon Is [261]
- Tonga [1984]
- Vanuatu [1984]

Notes:

subspecies, gigantea & quadrialata (FTEA, ref 210).
subsp. plurisemina occurs in New Guinea. [261]

Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:57:32