Mucuna aimun Wiriad.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Mucuna

Characteristics

A climbing shrub. The twining stems can be 4 m long. The twigs have a rusty coating. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaflets are 6.5-15 cm long by 4-9.5 cm wide. The seed pods can be covered with irritant hairs. The pods have wide wings. The pods are 18 cm long by 3 cm wide. The seeds are 20-25 mm by 18-27 mm.
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Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 4.0
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It occurs at 2,750-2,900 m above sea level. In Papua New Guinea it occurs in the Western Highlands near Wabag.
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Mountain rain forest, in soils with good drainage; at elevations from 2,750-2,900 metres.
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Usage

Caution: The seed pods can have irritant hairs. The seeds are cooked and eaten.
Uses food
Edible pods seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77158222-1
WFO ID wfo-0001346809
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Synonyms

Mucuna aimun