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Mucuna pruriens, commonly known as Velvet bean or cowitch, is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the genus Mucuna and is classified within the order Fabales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The scientific name is cited as Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. This organism is recognized as a useful plant with medicinal applications and produces fruit of the silique type.
The taxon range includes Bahia, Paraná, the Federal District, and São Paulo. Records from iDigBio indicate the presence of the species in Mexico, with data held by institutions such as ECOSUR, CCBA-FMVZ-UADY, UACH, IBUNAM, and UNICACH. The species has been described in the New International Encyclopedia and is also referred to by the Portuguese common name tento vermelho.
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Species
Velvet bean
Mucuna pruriens
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
Mucuna pruriens Samen von zwei verschiedenen Reifegraden Mucuna pruriens – Lithographie von Francisco Manuel Blanco Die Juckbohne (Mucuna pruriens) ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Unterfamilie der Schmetterlingsblütler (Faboideae). Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Beschreibung 2 Verbreitung 3 Systematik 4 Verwendung 5 Toxikologie 6 Inhaltsstoffe 7 Literatur 8 Einzelnachweise 9 Weblinks Beschreibung Die Juckbohne ist eine einjährige (selten zweijährige) linkswindende Schlingpflanze, die Wuchshöhen bis 18 Meter erreichen kann. Junge Individuen sind fast vollständig flaumig behaart, während der Seneszenz werden die Pflanzen aber fast vollständig kahl. Die wechselständigen Laubblätter sind dreizählig gefiedert. Der behaarte Blattstiel weist eine Länge zwischen 2 und 40 Zentimeter auf. Die einzelnen ganzrandigen, kurz gestielten und spitzen, papierigen Fiederblättchen sind zwischen 4,9 und 19 Zentimeter lang und zwischen 3,5 und 16,5 Zentimeter breit. Ihre Spreite ist eiförmig, verkehrt-eiförmig, rautenförmig oder elliptisch. Die Seitenblättchen sind oft stark asymmetrisch, und spitz bis zugespitzt. Bei den Jungpflanzen sind beide Blattseiten behaart und dann verkahlend. Die kurzen und behaarten Stiel
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,553
- With media
- 1,170
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Collections
- ECOSUR, CCBA-FMVZ-UADY, UACH, IBUNAM, UNICACH, IIB-UV
- Recorded in
- Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- useful plant
- Parent taxon
- Mucuna
- Image
- Mucuna pruriens monkey tamarind 04.jpg
- Has use
- medicinal plant
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- Mucuna pruriens
- Commons category
- Mucuna pruriens
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- Mucuna pruriens
- taxon common name
- 刺毛黧豆
- has fruit type
- silique
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- taxon range
- Gabon
- short name
- M. pruriens
- taxon author citation
- (L.) DC.
- external data available at URL
- www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4
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Encyclopedic overview
Mucuna pruriens is a tropical legume native to Africa and tropical Asia and widely naturalized and cultivated. Its English common names include monkey tamarind, velvet bean, Bengal velvet bean, Florida velvet bean, Mauritius velvet bean, Yokohama velvet bean, cowage, cowitch, lacuna bean, and Lyon bean.
The plant is notorious for the extreme itchiness it produces on contact, particularly with the young foliage and the seed pods. It also produces many medium-sized red swollen bumps on the skin with the itching. It has agricultural and horticultural value, and is used in herbalism.
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