Fabaceae

Mucuna Adans.

First published in Fam. Pl. 2: 325 (1763)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropics & Subtropics.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Central American Pacific Is., Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Marianas, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Panamá, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Western Australia, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Bahamas, Florida, Marquesas, Mauritius, Nauru, Society Is., Transcaucasus

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • De Moura, T.M., Lewis, G.P., Mansano, V.F. & Tozzi, A.M.G.A. (2018). A revision of the neotropical Mucuna species (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae). Phytotaxa 337: 1-65.
  • Wilmot-Dear, C.M. (2008). Mucuna Adans. (Leguminosae) in Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 36: 114-139.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 2: 184.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Fam. Pl. 2: 325 (1763) nom. conserv.
  • Prain, J. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 66: 404 (1897).
  • Verdcourt in Kew Bull. 24: 286–293 (1970)
  • in F.T.E.A., Leguminosae, Pap.: 561–571 (1971)
  • in Kirkia 14: 1–11 (1993).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Fam. Pl. 2: 325 (1763)
  • Prain, Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 66: 404 (1897), nom. conserv .

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 11, 2012 Campos, J.; Corrales, S. [3451] Peru K000882348 Isotype Yes
Oct 11, 2012 Campos, J.; Corrales, S. [3451] Peru K000882349 Type Yes
Oct 11, 2012 Campos, J.; Corrales, S. [3451] Peru K000882347 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Klitgaard, B.B.; Lozano, P.; Bruneau, A. [653] Ecuador K000882350 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Klitgaard, B.B.; Lozano, P.; Bruneau, A. [653] Ecuador K000882351 Isotype Yes
Sep 20, 2001 Sturgeon, K. [23531] Zimbabwe K000070666 No
Sep 20, 2001 Gossweiler [14081] Angola K000070667 No
Sep 20, 2001 Phiri, Rabson [145] Zambia K000070662 No
Sep 20, 2001 Phiri, Rabson [145 A] Zambia K000070663 No
Sep 20, 2001 Sturgeon, K. [23531] Zimbabwe K000070665 No
Sep 20, 2001 White, F. [7799] Zambia K000070664 No
Jan 1, 1990 Kerr, A.F.G. [157203] Thailand K000894899 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Parry, N.E. [1351] India K000623332 No
Jul 1, 1984 Kuswata [148] Borneo K000693030 Isotype Yes
Jul 1, 1984 Kuswata [148] Borneo K000555800 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1982 Cavalerie, R.P. [3782] China K000894821 Isosyntype Yes
Aug 1, 1982 Cavalerie, R.P. [3782] China K000894820 Type Yes
Valenzuela, G.L.; Zhender, R.; Garcia, G.A.; Garcia, R. [37898] Peru K001930778 No
Calatayud, G.; Huamantupa, I.; Coasaca, H.; Luza, M.; Anaya, N.; Callalli, M.; Zamora, F. [4089] Peru K001930779 No
Young, K.; Sullivan, G. [631] Peru K001930780 No
Vásquez, R.; Rojas, R. [37883] Peru K001930773 No
Valenzuela, L.; Suclli, E.; Farfán, J.; Carazas, A. [8407] Peru K001930771 No
Huamán, M.; Rojas, C.; Rivera, R. [192] Peru K001930772 No
Vásquez, R.; Ureta, M.; Crispín, O. [38023] Peru K001930774 No
Vásquez, R.; Rojas, R.; Valenzuela, G.L.; Flores, J.; Apaza, R. [40615] Peru K001930775 No
Valenzuela, G.L.; Flores, J.; Apaza, R.; Rubina, G. [31977] Peru K001930776 No
Valenzuela, G.L.; Zhender, R.; Garcia, G.A. [37184] Peru K001930777 No
Vásquez, R.; Rojas, R.; Rivera, R. [35850] Peru K001930765 No
Smith, D.; Franzen, L. [1919] Peru K001930767 No
Foster, R.; Chanco, M.; Alban, J. [7667] Peru K001930768 No
Castillo, G.; Francis, R.; Fernandez, E.; Ayala, J. [662] Peru K001930770 No
Rojas, R.; Vásquez, R. [4098] Peru K001930769 No
Valenzuela, L.; Peña, A.; Mateo, J.L. [13005] Peru K001930766 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5623] K001121485 Unknown Type Material Yes
Orr, D. United States K:SPC-58721.000 No
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 5623] India K001121487 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brown, R. [s.n.] Australia K000279328 Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 5623] India K001121486 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5623] K001121484 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mueller, F., von [s.n.] Australia K000279331 Yes
Tracy, S.M. [32489] K000894891 Unknown Type Material Yes
Klitgaard, B.B.; Lozano, P.; Bruneau, A. [607] Ecuador K000556373 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5624] K001121490 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5620] K001121478 Unknown Type Material Yes
de Lima, H.C.; Martinelli, G.; Fernandez, E.P.; Kuhn Neto, B. [8820] Brazil K001639713 Yes
de Lima, H.C.; Martinelli, G.; Fernandez, E.P.; Kuhn Neto, B. [8820] Brazil K001639714 Yes
Valenzuela, G.L.; Suclli, E.; Chama, V.; Latorre, J. [4109] Peru K001930764 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5623] K001121488 Unknown Type Material Yes
Strahm, W. Mauritius K:SPC-59149.000 No
Chancellor, R.J. [300] Uganda K:SPC-11482.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5623] K001121483 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pollard, B.J. [502] Cameroon K000460199 No
Powell, D.A. [98] K:SPC-32071.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5623] K001121489 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5620] K001121477 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5621] Malaysia K001121480 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5620] K001121479 Unknown Type Material Yes

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    • The Malesian Key Group (2010) Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China (Version 2.0, 28 Jul 2010) The Nationaal Herbarium Nederland Leiden and The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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