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Taxonomy
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TAXON
Mucuna monosperma DC. ex Wight
FAMILY
Fabaceae Lindl.
ALTERNATE FAMILY
nom. cons.
OTHER FAMILY:
Papilionaceae
TRIBE
Faboideae
SUBTRIBE
Phaseoleae
GENUS
Mucuna Adans.
SPECIES
monosperma DC. ex Wight Prodr. 2:406. 1825
Plant Description
A woody climber, clothed with rusty -brown deciduous hairs. Leaves trifoliolate. Petioles 10-15cm long. Leaflets 12 cm long and 6 cm broad, ovat;, oblong or elliptic, base rounded. Inflorescence axillary racemes, shorter than the leaves. Flowers purple. Pods. 5-6 cm long, winged on both the sutures, covered with brown, deciduous, irritant bristles. Seeds solitary, dark-brown. A rare plant along margins of forests. Leaves turn black after drying.
Flowering & Fruiting Period: November-March.
*Description source: Flora of Savantwadi