[Specimen details]

Mucuna pruriens
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. - Determined By: M. Nee, 1993
Locality Puerto Rico. Añasco Mun. : Bo. Caguabo, above highway 115, just W of junction with highway 402. 18° 18' 0" N 67° 12' 30" W
Description Vine over ground, usually found into trees and over shrubs; petals dark purple; fruit yellow-green with red-brown hairs.
Habitat Disturbed areas around large hillside stone quarry.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Elevation 10 m
Specimen Notes
Collector M. Nee 44167
Collection Date 09 Nov 1993
Accession Number 209132
Image 209132.JPG
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