Mucuna platyphylla
A.Gray
Fabaceae
Mucuna albertisii F.Muell.
Mucuna ceramensis Burck
Mucuna forbesii Baker f.
Mucuna ponapeana Hosok.
Mucuna schmutzii Wiriad.
Common Name:
General Information
Mucuna platyphylla is a vigourous climbing shrub with twining stems
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Southeast Asia - central and eastern Indonesia to New Guinea, Solomon Islands and New Caledonia
Habitat
Primary and secondary forests, disturbed forests, open woodland, Sago swamp, regrowth bordering roads, along rivers; at elevations up to 800 metres[
1533- Title
- Notes on Malesian Fabaceae (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) 16. The genus Mucuna
- Publication
- Blumea 61, 2016: 90-124
- Author
- Wiriadinata H.; Ohashi H.; Adema F.
- Website
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651916X692799
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2016
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent treatment
]. Rainforest and bush in New Guinea; at elevations up to 2,000 metres[
658- Title
- Food Plants of Papua New Guinea
- Publication
-
- Author
- French. B.R.
- Publisher
- Author.
- Year
- 2006
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Climber |
| Height | 15.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Mucuna species generally grow best in a shady position in a humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil[
974- Title
- Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants
- Publication
-
- Author
- Ahmed Fayaz
- Publisher
- Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand
- Year
- 2011
- ISBN
- 978-1-55407-489
- Description
- A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference.
].
Edible Uses
Seed - cooked[
658- Title
- Food Plants of Papua New Guinea
- Publication
-
- Author
- French. B.R.
- Publisher
- Author.
- Year
- 2006
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants.
]. The black or grey seeds are 17mm long and 14mm wide, contained in a seedpod 6 - 11cm long[
658- Title
- Food Plants of Papua New Guinea
- Publication
-
- Author
- French. B.R.
- Publisher
- Author.
- Year
- 2006
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
