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BISH 745906Botany
Mucuna novoguineensis
Flame Of The Forest
As recorded: Mucuna novoguineensis Scheff.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Koster, Ch.
- Collector number
- BW 11069
- Date
- March 2, 1961
- Locality
- Masni coast
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- West Papua Province, Indonesia
- Elevation
- 1 m
- Identified by
- Wiriadinata, H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 2, 1961, Koster, Ch. also collected 9 other specimens.
Mucuna novoguineensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2022-08-13.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Mucuna novoguineensis. BISH 745906. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956193357. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/745906.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956193357 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026