Mucuna platyphylla
Also known as: Mucuna albertisii F.Muell. +5 more
- Mucuna albertisii F.Muell.
- Mucuna ceramensis Burck
- Mucuna platyphylla var. neocaledonica Baker.f.
- Mucuna ponapeana Hosok.
- Mucuna schmutzii Wiriad.
- Stizolobium platyphyllum (A.Gray) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a liana.
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Found natively in Tropical Asia and the Pacific, Mucuna platyphylla is a climbing plant belonging to the Fabaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South-Central Pacific, Southwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bismarck Archipelago, Caroline Is., Fiji, Maluku, Marianas, New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Tonga, Tubuai Is., 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)
Christmas I.