Mucuna imbricata – eFlora of India

May 19, 2012
Mucuna

Mucuna imbricata DC. ex Baker, J. D. Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2:185. 1876 (DC., Prodr. 2:406. 1825, nom. nud.);

Ohashi (1979) treats this species as a synonym of Mucuna nigricans and Tateishi and Ohashi (1981) give Mucuna imbricata and M. nigricans as synonyms of M. hainanensis. Wilmot-Dear (1991) suggests that five possible taxa may be involved in delimitation of these species. This assessment is based on the treatment of this species in the revision of Mucuna by Wilmot-Dear (1987). Wilmot-Dear (1987) also notes that this species closely resembles M. interrupta Gagnep.

This species is listed as occurrring in Bhutan, northeast India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka (Wilmot-Dear 1987). It is also listed by Parkinson (1923) as a component of the forest flora of the Andaman Islands, however, this is not confimed by Wilmot-Dear (1987). The specimen from Sri Lanka has now been redetermined as M. atropurpurea (Thomas pers. comm. 2011).

This large woody climber is found in river valleys, forests and woodland margins. Stinging hairs on the fruits provide protection from predation (Sanjappa pers comm. 2011).

(From IUCN Red List (LC)

images & identification by Dr. Prasad Kumar Dash

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Fabaceae (Faboideae) Week_Mucuna imbricata_ 081111PD04 Flora of Orissa: Name of the species: Mucuna imbricata

Local name: Baidanka

Family: Fabaceae

Place of collection: Ranpur, Nayagarh, Orissa

Habit: Climber

Habitat: Wild, near perennial streams at Semi-evergreen forests

Altitude: 300 to 500 m above msl

Mucuna urens ? : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)

Location Rajnagar Kumarghat Unakoti district Tripura
Please identify
It could be Mucuna urens

Its Mucuna imbricata

I also attach Mucuna imbricata photo from West bengal

Location – on the way of Buxa tigar reserve forest

Attachments (2)

References:

GRIN IUCN Red List (LC)

The Plant List (Mucuna imbricata Baker syn. Stizolobium imbricatum (Baker) “Kuntze, p.p.”)

ILDIS (Mucuna imbricata Baker syn. Stizolobium imbricatum (Baker)Kuntze, p.p.)

Flora of Pakistan (Mucuna imbricata DC. as a syn. of Mucuna nigricans (Lour.), Steud.)

Annotated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal (Mucuna imbricata DC. as a syn. of Mucuna nigricans (Lour.) Steud.)

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