Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
MUCUNA Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 325, 579. 1763, nom. cons. vs. Zoophthalmum P. Browne 1756, et vs. Stizolobium P. Browne 1756.
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TYPE: Mucuna urens (Linnaeus) de Candolle, typ. cons. (Dolichos urens Linnaeus)
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mucuna pruriens | COWITCH; VELVETBEAN | Not Native | ||
| Mucuna sloanei | HORSEEYE BEAN | Native |
Identification Key
1. Leaflets obtuse to acute at the apex, sometimes mucronate to cuspidate; inflorescence racemose; corolla purple (rarely white); fruit without transverse ridges, 5-9 cm long, 1-1.5 cm wide; seed hilum protruding from the surface, much shorter than the length and width of the seed
1. Leaflets acuminate at the apex; inflorescence umbellate; corolla yellow; fruit with transverse ridges, 9-16 cm long, 4-6 cm wide; seed hilum nearly continuous and smooth with the surface, longer than the length and width of the seed
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cacuvallum | Cacuvallum Medikus, Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Okon. Ges. 2: 399. 1787. | TYPE: Cacuvallum altissimum (Jacquin) Medikus (Dolichos altissimus Jacquin) | |
| Carpopogon | Carpopogon Roxburgh, Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 283. 1832. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Citta | Citta Loureiro, Fl. Cochinch. 424, 456. 1790. | TYPE: Citta nigricans Loureiro | |
| Hornera | Hornera Necker ex Jussieu, in Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat. 21: 431. 1821. | TYPE: = Mucuna Adanson 1763. | |
| Macroceratides | Macroceratides Raddi, Quar. Piant. Nuov. Bras. 5. 1820. | TYPE: Macroceratides pseudostizolobium Raddi | |
| Marcanthus | Marcanthus Loureiro, Fl. Cochinch. 425, 460. 1790. | TYPE: Marcanthus cochinchinensis Loureiro | |
| Negretia | Negretia Ruiz Lopez & Pavon, Fl. Peruv. Prodr. 98, t. 21. 1794. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Pillera | Pillera Endlicher, Prodr. Fl. Norfolk. 91. 1833. | TYPE: Mucuna macrocarpa Wallich | |
| Stizolobium | Stizolobium P. Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica 290. 1756, nom. rej. vs. Mucuna Adanson 1763. | TYPE: Stizolobium pruriens (Linnaeus) Medikus (Dolichos pruriens Linnaeus) Lectotypified by Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 207. 1891; Piper, Bull. Bur. Pl. Industr., U.S.D.A. 179: 9. 1910. | |
| Zoophthalmum | Zoophthalmum P. Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica 295. 1756, nom. rej. vs. Mucuna Adanson 1763. | TYPE: Dolichos urens Linnaeus = Mucuna Adanson 1763 |