Mucuna pruriens var. pruriens (L.) DC.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Mucuna pruriens
  • Variety : pruriens
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.
  • Common name : Velvet Bean, Common Cow Itch, Cowhage
  • Vernacular name : Kinvach, Kaunch (Hin.); Poonaikaali (Tam.); Dulagondi, Pilliadugu (Tel.); Kaicho, Baidonko, Baibidong (Ori.)
  • Key identification features : Leaflets are white appressed pubescent beneath; calyx bristly; pods are curved 'S' shaped.
  • Habit : Climbing Shrub
  • Flower, Fruit : September-March
  • Comments : Occasional on plains and lower hills along stream banks. Pods are 'S' shaped, with irritant stinging hairs.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : Pantropical
  • Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • 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 pruriens var. pruriens. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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