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Mucuna sloanei

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Name

Identification
Mucuna sloanei Fawc. & Rendle [family FABACEAE ]
Related name
  • Mucuna sloanei
Common name
  • (Guinea-Bissau) cósse (JDES; D’Orey & Liberato) ganhacá (D’Orey; D’Orey & Liberato) nhandebáque (JDES; D’Orey & Liberato) talcó (GUINEA-BISSAU, FULA-PULAAR), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • horse-eye bean., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • metáftum (JDES; D’Orey & Liberato) (GUINEA-BISSAU, BALANTA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • ganhomá (JDES; D’Orey & Liberato) (GUINEA-BISSAU, CRIOULO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • oeil de bourrique (asses’ eye)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3

Flora

Entry for Mucuna sloanei Fawc. & Rendle [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 1, Part 2,
Names
Mucuna sloanei Fawc. & Rendle [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], in J. Bot. 55: 36 (1917); Fl. Jam. 4: 53, fig. 16 (1920).
Mucuna urens [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], of F.T.A2: 185; ChevBot196; F.W.T.A., ed1, 1: 406; Bakfl.c379; not of (Linn.) Medic.
Information
A climber; stem with appressed whitish hairs; flowers creamy or yellowish of waxy consistence, 2 in long or more, the standard broad about 1/2 length of the wings and keel
Range
Widespread in the tropics
Distribution
Port. G. Bissau Esp. Santo 1654!S. L. Jigaya (Sept.) Thomas 2728! Regent (Dec.) Sc. Elliot 4325! Njala (fl. 8 fr. Dec.) Deighton 1802!Lib. Gbanga (Sept.) Linder 470!IV. C. Bingerville Chev. 15311. Tingouela (fr. Dec.) Chev. 22574!G. C. Aburi (fr. Jan.) Brown 936! Accra Don! Medea (Nov.) Morton A. 133!Togo Misahöhe (Nov.) Mildbr. 7327!S. Nig. Lagos (Dec.) Dalz. 1228! Brass Barter 1875! Ibadan Newberry 115! Oban Talbot 1317!Br. Cam. Victoria Winkler 539!F. Po T. Vogel 199! Barter 1610! Mann 42!

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