Mucuna pruriens
Velvet bean
As recorded: Mucuna pruriens var. utilis (Wall. ex Wight) Baker ex Burck
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Parham, J.W.; Koroiveibau, D.; Sulomoni, V.; BRIJ LALD. Koroiveibau →Brij Lal →J.W.P. Parham →V. Sulomoni →
- Collector number
- 16686
- Date
- June 26, 1969
- Locality
- Seaqaqa Station
- Island
- Macuata
- Region
- Macuata, Fiji
- Identified by
- Wilmot-Dear, C.M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 26, 1969, Parham, J.W.; Koroiveibau, D.; Sulomoni, V.; BRIJ LAL also collected 1 other specimen.
Mucuna pruriens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 699 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
NW 170th St, Hialeah, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Thohoyandou-D, Thohoyandou, 0950, South Africa
(c) Antoinette Eyssell Knox, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-10-20
5V3X+52G Shail Parn Udyan, Devtal Infront of Ramayan Mandir ,Medical College Road, Garha, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482003, India
(c) Samarth Jain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
5V3X+52G Shail Parn Udyan, Devtal Infront of Ramayan Mandir ,Medical College Road, Garha, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482003, India
(c) Manu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
J742+CC, Hell-Ville, Madagascar
(c) Laurent Barthe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
W84F+G4W, Debendrachandranagar, Tripura 799210, India
(c) Dipak Sinha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Mucuna pruriens. BISH 32845. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956210214. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/32845.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956210214 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026