Mucuna flagellipes Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Mucuna

Characteristics

A creeper. The flowers are creamy white.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support climber
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 10.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Wet, shaded localities in riverine and swamp forests; on islands in rivers; edges of mangrove swamps; at elevations up to 1,400 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows on coastal areas.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses dye fiber gum medicinal wood
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use Corn (unspecified)
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 -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Mucuna flagellipes world distribution map, present in Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000182428
COL ID 44HML
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Mucuna flagellipes