Mucuna sloanei
Horse Eye Bean, Horseeye Bean
Also known as: Dolichos urens Jacq.
- Dolichos urens Jacq.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a liana.
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Mucuna sloanei (commonly known as Horse-eye Bean) is a climbing plant belonging to the Fabaceae family. Found natively in Africa, North America, and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, Southern South America, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Argentina Northeast, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, C. American Pacific Is., Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Liberia, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Sierra Leone, Southwest Caribbean, Surinam, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is., Zaïre
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)
Florida, Marquesas