Mucuna prurita Hook. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Mucuna

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Phaseoleae

Nomen number:

24654

Place of publication:

R. Wight, Bot. Misc. 2:348. 1831

Comment:

an illegitimate, superfluous name (Shenzhen ICN 52) with same type as Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.

Verified:

10/26/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Pulle, A. A. et al., eds. 1932-. Flora of Suriname.
Wilmot-Dear, C. M. 1984. A revision of Mucuna (Leguminosae-Phaseoleae) in China and Japan. Kew Bull. 39:61.
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama. Note: lists as M. prurita Wight in Hook.; = Stizolobium pruriens (L.) Medik.

Common names

Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=24654. Accessed 3 May 2025.

Taxon: Mucuna prurita Hook.

Synonym of Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. var. pruriens