Mucuna bennettii
New Guinea Creeper, New Guinea Creeper
Other regional names: Red Jade Vine
- Red Jade Vine
Also known as: Mucuna elegans Merr. & L.M.Perry +2 more
- Mucuna elegans Merr. & L.M.Perry
- Mucuna miniata Merr.
- Stizolobium bennettii (F.Muell.) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a liana.
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Mucuna bennettii (commonly known as New Guinea Creeper) is a climbing plant belonging to the Fabaceae family. Originating in Tropical Asia and the Pacific, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Malesia, Papuasia, Southwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Maluku, New Guinea, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Vanuatu
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Malaya