Mucuna elliptica Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Mucuna

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous plant.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Water (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 21 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Mucuna elliptica world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Brazil, Jamaica, and Peru

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:509185-1
WFO ID wfo-0000174439
COL ID 44HMD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Mucuna huberi Mucuna inflexa Mucuna platycarpa Negretia elliptica Negretia inflexa Negretia platycarpa Mucuna fawcettii Mucuna elliptica Stizolobium ellipticum Stizolobium inflexum Stizolobium platycarpum