Fabaceae
Mucuna

Mucuna glabrialata (Hauman) Verdc.

First published in Kew Bull. 24: 289 (1970)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mackinder, B., Pasquet, R., Polhill, R. & Verdcourt, B. (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 3(5): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mackinder, B., Pasquet, R., Polhill, R. & Verdcourt, B. (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 3(5): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Verdc. in Kew Bulletin 24: 289, fig. 2 (1970).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 7, 2002 Clements, F.B. [833], Malawi K000071179 No
Feb 7, 2002 Jackson, G. [1600], Malawi K000071180 No
Feb 7, 2002 Richards, H.M. [1613], Zambia K000071181 No
Feb 7, 2002 Richards, H.M. [1613], Zambia K000071182 No
Feb 7, 2002 Richards, H.M. [10026], Zambia K000071183 No
Feb 7, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [1380], Zambia K000071187 No
Feb 7, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [2319], Zambia K000071188 No
Feb 7, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [10198], Zambia K000071190 No
Feb 7, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [10272], Zambia K000071191 No
Feb 7, 2002 Pawek, Jean [2248], Zambia K000071194 No
Feb 7, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [10573], Zambia K000071195 No
Feb 7, 2002 Milne-Redhead, E. [595], Zambia K000071185 No
Feb 7, 2002 Lawton, R.M. [1396], Zambia K000071189 No
Feb 7, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [1155], Zambia K000071186 No
Feb 7, 2002 Milne-Redhead, E. [562], Zambia K000071184 No
Feb 7, 2002 White, F. [2689], Zambia K000071192 No
Feb 7, 2002 Mutimushi, J.M. [3078], Zambia K000071196 No
Feb 7, 2002 Mitchell, B.L. [25/74], Zambia K000071193 No
Sep 10, 1985 Schmitz [1502], Congo K000263323 holotype Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [10116], Tanzania 22962.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0