Mucuna pruriens var. utilis (Wall. ex Wight) L.H.Bailey

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Basionym : Mucuna utilis Wight
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Mucuna pruriens var. utilis (Wall. ex Wight) L.H.Bailey
  • Common name : Portuguese Coffee, Velvetbean, Picapica, Mauritius Bean, Café Brazilii, Bengal Bean
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Cultivated
  • Flower, Fruit : June-December
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Southeast Asia
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Mucuna pruriens var. utilis. Downloaded on 8 November 2024.

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