Mucuna gigantea (Willd.) DC.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Mucuna gigantea
  • Synonym : Carpopogon giganteum (Willd.) Roxb.
  • Basionym : Dolichos giganteus Willd.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Mucuna gigantea (Willd.) DC.
  • Vernacular name : Enuga dulagondi (Tel.)
  • Habit : Liana
  • Flower, Fruit : January-March
  • Comments : Rare, in hills of northern Eastern Ghats.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands (India), Malaysia, China, Benin, Ryukyu Islands, Pacific Islands, Australia
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Mucuna gigantea. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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