Mucuna Adans. subg. Mucuna

Wiriadinata, H., Ohashi, H. & Adema, F., 2016, Notes on Malesian Fabaceae (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) 16. The genus Mucuna, Blumea 61 (2), pp. 90-124 : 92

Mucuna Adans. subg. Mucuna

Subg. Mucuna : Wilmot-Dear (1984) 31. — Zoophthalmum P. Browne (1756) 295. — Mucuna Adans. sect. Zoophthalmum (P.Browne) DC. (1825) 405. — Mucuna Adans. subg. Zoophthalmum (P.Browne) Prain (1897a) 65; (1897b) 407; Merr. (1910) 115.

Citta Lour. (1790) 456. — Mucuna Adans. sect. Citta (Lour.) Wight & Arn. (1834) 254; Benth. & Hook. (1867) 533; Burck (1893) 186; Taubert (1894) 366; Prain (1897a) 65; (1897b) 407; Merr. (1910) 115. — Mucuna Adans. subg. Citta (Lour.) Baker (1879) 185. — Type: Citta nigricans Lour.

Carpopogon Roxb. (1814) 54; (1832) 283. — Mucuna Adans. sect. Carpopogon (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. (1834) 254; Benth. & Hook. (1867) 533; Taubert (1894) 366; Prain (1897a) 67;(1897b) 408;Merr.(1910) 115. — Mucuna Adans. subg. Carpopogon (Roxb.) Baker (1879) 186. — Type: not indicated.

Mucuna Adans. subg. Amphithera Baker (1879) 185; Burck (1893) 183; Taubert (1894) 366. — Type: Mucuna imbricata DC.

Large lianas. Leaflets entire (see Note), secondary nerves anastomosing close to the margin, not ending in the margin. Medifixed, versatile anthers bearded, basifixed anthers glabrous or bearded at base and/or sericeous outside. Ovary straight. Pods straight, rarely ± falcate, often winged at the sutures, valves smooth or variously ribbed, reticulately, longitudinally or transversely to diagonally lamellate. Seeds rather large, discoid, rarely globular, ovoid or bean-shaped; hilum 18–80 mm long, (1/4–)1/2–9/10 of the circumference, without rim aril.

Distribution — Tropics and subtropics of the world. Most species of the genus Mucuna belong to this subgenus.

Note — Only some specimens of M. mollissima have ± crenate leaflets with nerves ± ending in the margin.