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Mucuna pruriens
utilis
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Photo: Mark Hyde
Beans sold at the Good Food Fair at the Harare Botanic Garden.
Photo: Mark Hyde
Beans sold at the Good Food Fair at the Harare Botanic Garden.
Photo: Mark Hyde
Beans sold at the Good Food Fair at the Harare Botanic Garden.
Photo: Mark Hyde
Beans sold at the Good Food Fair at the Harare Botanic Garden.
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| Synonyms: |
Mucuna taborensis Schweinf. ex Piper nom. inval. Mucuna utilis Wight |
| Common names: | Velvet bean (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Cultivated |
| Description: |
Similar to var. pruriens but the pod is glabrous or bears fine velvety tomentum or non-irritant black woolly hairs and the seeds are somewhat larger, namely 12-19 × 10-13 × 4.5-6.5 mm. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | pruriens: from Latin, itching, referring to the irritant hairs on the pods of subsp. pruriens; utilis: from Latin meaning useful, referring to the variety's status as a crop. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Known only in cultivation. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 19 May 2024 |
| Literature: |
Mackinder, B. et al. (2001). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5) Pages 19 - 20. |
Other sources of information about Mucuna pruriens var. utilis:
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Flora of Malawi: Mucuna pruriens var. utilisFlora of Mozambique: Mucuna pruriens var. utilis
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Mucuna pruriens var. utilis
Flora of Zambia: Mucuna pruriens var. utilis
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Mucuna pruriens var. utilis
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Mucuna pruriens var. utilis
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Mucuna pruriensAfrican Plant Database: Mucuna pruriens
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Mucuna pruriens
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Mucuna pruriens
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Mucuna pruriens
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Mucuna pruriens
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Mucuna pruriens
JSTOR Plant Science: Mucuna pruriens
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Mucuna pruriens
Plants of the World Online: Mucuna pruriens
Tropicos: Mucuna pruriens
Wikipedia: Mucuna pruriens
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