Mucuna glabra (Reinecke) Wilmot-dear

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Mucuna

Characteristics

A bean 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

A tropical plant.
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Usage

The seeds are roasted until the burst then the hull is removed and the seed ground into flour. It is sieved and washed in several changes of water to remove toxic elements. It is then dried and used. The roots are processed similarly.
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Edible roots seeds
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 21 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:947610-1
WFO ID wfo-0000377762
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Synonyms

Mucuna glabra