Mucuna atropurpurea


As per efi thread:
Key to Mucuna species as provided by J.F.Duthie in Flora of the Upper Gangetic Plains (1929) and modified as per Sanjappa (1992) :
A. Woody climbers, with faces of pods obliquely plaited
     B. Sutures of pods winged ............................................................Mucuna nigricans
     B'. Sutures of pods not winged ......................................................Mucuna atropurpurea
A'. Annuals, with valves of pods not obliquely plaited
     C. Flowers in racemes, pods densely bristly ..................................Mucuna pruriens var. pruriens
     C'. Flowers in corymbs; pods much longer, clothed with short deciduous bristles.Mucuna pruriens var utilis


Twiner for id 010210MK1: Please identify this climber found on the bank of a stream at Satyamangalam
forests at low altitudes.
Flower size ranges 1 inch in length.
Date: 20 Jan 2010 


 
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