Mucuna pruriens var. hirsuta (Wight & Arn.) Wilmot-Dear

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Mucuna pruriens
  • Variety : hirsuta
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Mucuna pruriens var. hirsuta (Wight & Arn.) Wilmot-Dear
  • Key identification features : Leaflets are golden silky-tomentose beneath; calyx not bristly; pods are flattened, curved at tips.
  • Habit : Climbing Shrub
  • Flower, Fruit : October-March
  • Comments : Rare, in hills of Eastern Ghats.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Chelama R.F. (Kurnool district), Owk R.F. (Kurnool district), Rampa Hills (East Godavari district) (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1
  • 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. hirsuta. Downloaded on 28 September 2024.

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