Distribution
Native to:
Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Pillera macrocarpa (Wall.) Endl. in Prodr. Fl. Norfolk.: 91 (1833)
- Stizolobium macrocarpum (Wall.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 208 (1891)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Galedupa macrocarpa Roxb. in Hort. Bengal.: 53 (1814), not validly publ.
- Mucuna castanea Merr. in Lingnan Sci. J. 11: 44 (1932)
- Mucuna collettii Lace in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915: 398 (1915)
- Mucuna ferruginea Matsum. in J. Bot. (Morot) 12: 422 (1899)
- Mucuna irukanda Ohwi in J. Jap. Bot. 12: 659 (1936)
- Mucuna subferruginea Hayata in Icon. Pl. Formosan. 3: 74 (1913)
- Mucuna wangii Hu in Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., Bot. 10: 146 (1940)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Japan IIb: 1-550. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
- Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
- Wilmot-Dear, C.M. (2008). Mucuna Adans. (Leguminosae) in Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 36: 114-139.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
- Zhu, X.Y., Zhang, R.P. & He, Y.L. (eds.) (2021). An inventory of legume species diversity of Myanmar: 1-297. China Minzu university press.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
- Wilmot-Dear, C.M. (2008). Mucuna Adans. (Leguminosae) in Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 36: 114-139.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
International Legume Database and Information Service
- Hotta, M et al (1989). Sekai Yuhyou-shokubutu(Useful Pls. of World) Heibonsha. Tokyo
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 1, 1985 | Lace, J.H. [5866], Myanmar | K000797541 | syntype | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1985 | Lace, J.H. [5866], Myanmar | K000797542 | syntype | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1985 | Collett, H. [458], Myanmar | K000797543 | syntype | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1985 | Wallich, N. [5618], Nepal | K000797540 | holotype | Yes | |
Aug 1, 1982 | Henry, A. [11702], Yunnan | K000894823 | syntype | Yes | |
Aug 1, 1982 | Henry, A. [11702], Yunnan | K000894822 | syntype | Yes | |
Aug 1, 1982 | Tsang [504], Hainan | K000894819 | isotype | Yes | |
Handel-Mazzetti, H.F.v. [9562], Yunnan | K000894818 | isotype | Yes | ||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5618], Nepal | K001121475 | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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International Legume Database and Information Service
- International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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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
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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
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Legumes of the World Online
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/