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Taxon:
Mucuna urens
(L.) Medik.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Mucuna
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Nomen number:
24662
Place of publication:
Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-öcon. Ges. 2:399. 1787
Verified:
03/12/1987
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Dolichos urens
L.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Mucuna altissima
DC.
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Reference(s)
Adams, C.
1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Boggan, J. et al.
1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
Burkart, A.
1970. Las Leguminosas - Faseóleas Argentinas de los géneros
Mucuna
,
Dioclea
y
Camptosema
. Darwiniana 16:181.
Note:
mentions
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann.
1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
Lewis, G. P. & P. E. Owen.
1989. Legumes of the Ilha de Maraca
Lewis, G. P.
1987. Legumes of Bahia
Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell.
1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
Note:
=
Mucuna urens
(L.) DC.
Macbride, J. F. et al., eds.
1936-. Flora of Peru
Note:
=
Mucuna urens
(L.) DC.
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Pulle, A. A. et al., eds.
1932-. Flora of Suriname.
Note:
=
Mucuna urens
(L.) DC.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Note:
=
Mucuna urens
(L.) DC.
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds.
1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Note:
=
Mucuna urens
(L.) DC.
Common names
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Hispaniola
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Vincent and Grenadines
Saint Vincent
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Native
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Hispaniola
,
Cuba
,
Guadeloupe
,
Jamaica
,
St. Kitts and Nevis
[Saint Kitts],
Trinidad and Tobago
(Trinidad),
United States
[Puerto Rico],
St. Vincent and Grenadines
[Saint Vincent]
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
,
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
,
Colombia
,
Ecuador
,
Peru
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann.
1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
Name
References