Name:		Mucuna Adans. [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Stizolobium P. Browne
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Leguminosae Juss. [Family] Fabales [Order] Magnoliopsida [Class] Magnoliophyta [Division / Phylum] Plantae [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Mucuna acuminata Mucuna andreana Mucuna aterrima Holland Mucuna aterrima Merr. Mucuna atropurpurea DC. Mucuna bennettii F. Muell. Mucuna bracteata DC. Mucuna capitata Sweet Mucuna cochinchinensis A. Chev. Mucuna coriacea Baker Mucuna deeringiana (Bort) Merr. Mucuna erecta Baker Mucuna ferruginea Mucuna imbricata DC. Mucuna irritants Burtt Davy Mucuna monosperma DC. Mucuna monosperma Wall. Mucuna nigricans Steud. Mucuna nivea DC. Mucuna perpurea Mucuna poggei Taub. Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. Mucuna prurita Hook. Mucuna rubro-aurantiacea DeWild. Mucuna sericophylla Perkins Mucuna sloanei Fawc. & Rendl. Mucuna urens (L.) Medik. Mucuna utilis Wall. ex Wight
Cybertruffle Resources:		Biological Records Database (25 records)
Links:		Electronic Plant Information Centre [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] International Plant Names Index New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Herbarium] USDA Plants Database [Natural Resources Conservation Service]