Herbarium Specimen Details

Mucuna pruriens
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mucuna pruriens L. DC.
Determination History
Mucuna pruriens L. DC.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : SW 72nd Avenue and Bird Road. T54S, R40E, Sec. 14.
Habitat Growing over grasses and shrubs in new park.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector G. N. Avery 559
Collection Date 11 Dec 1968
Accession Number 85968
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Mucuna pruriens
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mucuna pruriens L. DC.
Determination History
Mucuna pruriens L. DC. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1994
Locality USA. Florida , Palm Beach Co. : Jupiter. 26° 56' 3" N 80° 5' 39" W
Reproductive State
Collector M. Bodle
Collection Date 01 Dec 1994
Accession Number 212400
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Mucuna pruriens
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mucuna pruriens L. DC.
Determination History
Mucuna pruriens L. DC.
Locality USA. Florida , Broward Co. : Pine Island Ridge County Park. T50S, R41E, Sec. 20. 26° 11' 24" N 80° 21' 57" W
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector P. L. Howell 693
Collection Date 12 Feb 2002
Accession Number 231711
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Mucuna pruriens
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mucuna pruriens L. DC.
Determination History
Mucuna deeringiana Bort Merr. - Determined By: Lakela, 1969
Mucuna pruriens L. DC. - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1991
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : S Miami, off US 1, vicinity, Sunset Drive. 25° 42' 21" N 80° 21' 8" W
Habitat Remnants of original pinelands; introduced cultigens [cultivars].
Reproductive State Bud
Collector O. K. Lakela 31935
Collection Date 27-28 Oct 1969
Accession Number 88014
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Mucuna pruriens
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mucuna pruriens L. DC.
Determination History
Stizolobium deeringianum Bort
Mucuna deeringiana Bort Merr.
Mucuna pruriens L. DC. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1991
Locality USA. South Carolina Colleton County. 4 mi. S of Walterboro on US 17A.
Description Weed.
Habitat In cultivated field and fencerow.
Reproductive State Flower Immature Fruit
Collector H. E. Ahles 17921
with C.R. Bell
Collection Date 05 Sep 1956
Accession Number 13890
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Mucuna pruriens
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mucuna pruriens L. DC.
Determination History
Mucuna sloanei Fawc. & Rendle
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : 100 ft. from the corner of SW 57th Court and Red Road.
Description High climbing vine from a branched root; leaves oblique; flowers with an irregular calyx; fruit 8 cm, pubescent.
Habitat Pineland. Soils sandy, from Miami oolitic origin.
Reproductive State Immature Fruit
Collector H. W. Barrick 14
Collection Date 20 Nov 1967
Accession Number 284813
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Mucuna pruriens
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mucuna pruriens L. DC.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : 0.3 km S of SW 232nd Street on E side of SW 120ty Avenue, Princeton. 25° 32' 56" N 80° 23' 11" W
Description Vine; corolla dark purple; bristles of fruits and stems not irritating or pruritogenic.
Habitat Roadside
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector A. R. Franck 4000
with K.C. Alexander, P. Alexander
Collection Date 31 Dec 2015
Accession Number 286370
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Mucuna pruriens
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mucuna pruriens L. DC.
Determination History
Mucuna aterrima Piper & Tracy Holland
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Fairchild Tropical Garden.
Description Vine.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector W. T. Gillis
Collection Date 03 Oct 1970
Accession Number 285269
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Mucuna pruriens
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mucuna pruriens L. DC.
Determination History
Mucuna aterrima Piper & Tracy Holland
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : 25° 36' 32" N 80° 29' 55" W
Description Vine.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector W. T. Gillis
Collection Date 03 Oct 1970
Accession Number 285268
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Mucuna pruriens
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mucuna pruriens L. DC.
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Private gardens, Captiva Island. 26° 31' 19" N 82° 11' 21" W
Description A vigorous climbing pea to 3 m or more.
Habitat Dry soil in sun.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector W. C. Brumbach
Collection Date 28 Nov 1967
Accession Number 285264
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Mucuna pruriens
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mucuna pruriens L. DC.
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Captiva Island. 26° 31' 19" N 82° 11' 21" W
Description A woody vine climbing high on various trees; flowers ivory-white.
Habitat Home vegetable garden.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector W. C. Brumbach
Collection Date 08 Nov 1969
Accession Number 285265
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Mucuna pruriens
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mucuna pruriens L. DC.
Determination History
Mucuna sp.
Locality China. Jiangxi Prov. Tungku.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector Y. K. Hsiung
Collection Date 1947
Accession Number 285342
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Mucuna pruriens
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mucuna pruriens L. DC.
Determination History
Mucuna sp.
Mucuna pruriens L. DC. utilis Wall. ex Wight Baker ex Burck - Determined By: Wilmot-Dear, Aug 1982
Locality China. Sichuan Prov. Kiating. 29° 33' 44" N 103° 45' 50" E
Description Herbaceous vine; flower purplish black; fruit brownish yellow.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 350 to m
Collector L.-Y. Tai
Collection Date 25 Aug 1943
Accession Number 285343
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Mucuna pruriens
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mucuna pruriens L. DC. - Determined By: M. Nee, 1993
Locality Puerto Rico. Añasco Mun. : Bo. Caguabo, above highway 115, just W of junction with highway 402. 18° 18' 0" N 67° 12' 30" W
Description Vine over ground, usually found into trees and over shrubs; petals dark purple; fruit yellow-green with red-brown hairs.
Habitat Disturbed areas around large hillside stone quarry.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Elevation 10 to m
Collector M. Nee
Collection Date 09 Nov 1993
Accession Number 209132
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Mucuna pruriens
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mucuna pruriens L. DC.
Locality Cayman Islands. Grand Cayman Island S Sound Road, George Town.
Description Vine; corolla purple; 4 m.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector N. Chevalier
Collection Date 15 Dec 1971
Accession Number 103440
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Mucuna pruriens
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mucuna pruriens L. DC.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Princeton. 25° 32' 55" N 80° 23' 11" W
Habitat Roadside.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector A. R. Franck
Collection Date 19 Nov 2019
Accession Number 300985
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Mucuna pruriens
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mucuna pruriens L. DC.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Princeton. 25° 32' 55" N 80° 23' 11" W
Habitat Roadside.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector A. R. Franck
Collection Date 19 Nov 2019
Accession Number 300986
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Mucuna pruriens
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mucuna pruriens L. DC.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Princeton, along SW 123rd Avenue. 25° 33' 11" N 80° 23' 28" W
Habitat Roadside.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector A. R. Franck
with C. L. Alexander
Collection Date 04 Apr 2019
Accession Number 301803
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