Mucuna atropurpurea (Roxb.) Dc. ex Wight

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Mucuna

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
More
Evergreen forests.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The seeds are eaten raw.
Uses medicinal
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Mucuna atropurpurea world distribution map, present in India and Sri Lanka

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:483979-1
WFO ID wfo-0000203926
COL ID 44HL7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Carpopogon atropurpureum Mucuna atropurpurea Stizolobium atropurpureum