Mucuna hooglandii Verdc.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Mucuna

Characteristics

A climbing shrub. The pods are 10-15 cm long by 2.5-3.5 cm wide.
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

It is a tropical plant. It grows up to 150 m above sea level. In Papua New Guinea it grows in Milne Bay Province.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses environmental use food
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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 hooglandii world distribution map, present in Papua New Guinea

Conservation status

Mucuna hooglandii threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:509208-1
WFO ID wfo-0000207081
COL ID 44HN4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mucuna hooglandii