Kew Bulletin
Kew Bull.

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vol. 46 (1991)

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p. 246 f. 13

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Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.

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name cited:
Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.
name cited (basionym):
Dolichos pruriens L.
name recognized (basionym):
Dolichos pruriens L.

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drawing: E. Catherine

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family: Papilionaceae
tribe: Erythrineae

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epithet: pruriens

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Dolichos pruriens L.; Mucuna pruriens var. pruriens (L.) DC.; Negretia pruriens (L.) Oken; Stizolobium pruriens (L.) Medik.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Carpopogon pruriens (L.) Roxb.; Mucuna aterrima (Piper & Tracy) Merr.; Mucuna atropurpurea sensu auct.; Mucuna axillaris Baker; Mucuna bernieriana Baillon; Mucuna cochinchinensis (Lour.) A. Chev.; Mucuna esquirolii H.Lev.; Mucuna minima Haines; Mucuna nivea (Roxb.) DC.; Mucuna prurita (L.) Hook.; Stizolobium pruritum (Wight) Piper;