Mucuna elmeri Merr.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Mucuna

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite deciduous herb.
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Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

Along the sides of rivers in primary or disturbed forest; at elevations up to 1,000 metres.
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Usage

Uses medicinal
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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:509186-1
WFO ID wfo-0000377764
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Synonyms

Mucuna elmeri