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Mucuna pruriens var. utilis

Bengal bean

Other common names

Benghal bean
Florida velvet bean
see morevelvet bean

Synonyms

Mucuna deeringiana

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Botanical details

Family: Fabaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Genus: Mucuna
Name status: Correct

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