Mucuna atropurpurea (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. (Syn: Carpopogon atropurpureum Roxb.; Stizolobium atropurpureum (Roxb.) Kuntze);
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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