Mucuna platyphylla A.Gray

Wiriadinata, H., Ohashi, H. & Adema, F., 2016, Notes on Malesian Fabaceae (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) 16. The genus Mucuna, Blumea 61 (2), pp. 90-124 : 113

33. Mucuna platyphylla A.Gray

Mucuna platyphylla A. Gray (1854) 443; Wilmot-Dear (1990) 17. — Type: U.S. Expl. Exped. s.n. ( US 47902) (holo US; iso A), Fiji, Ovalou, Rewa, 1840.

Mucuna albertisii F.Muell. (1876) 64; Burck (1893) 190; Verdc. (1979) 433, f. 106a. — Type: D’Albertis s.n. (holo MEL), Papua New Guinea, Fly River .

Mucuna ceramensis Burck (1893) 184. — Lectotype (here designated): Teysmann s.n. (holo BO), Ceram.

Mucuna forbesii Baker f. (1923) 11. — Type: Forbes 148 (BM), Papua New Guinea, Sogere .

Mucuna schmutzii Wiriad. in Wiriad.& H.Ohashi (1990) 102. — Type: Schmutz 342 (holo L), Flores, Dentjang.

Distribution — Malesia: Christmas Isl.: Indian Ocean, introduced?; Celebes: Gorontalo; Lesser Sunda Islands: Flores: Moluccas: Ternate, Morotai; New Guinea; Solomon Islands; New Caledonia.

Habitat & Ecology — Primary and secondary forests, disturbed forests, open woodland, Sago swamp, regrowth border- ing road, along rivers. Altitude up to 800 m. Flowering: January, April to August, December; fruiting: July.

Notes — Sometimes two pseudopanicles per axil. Longest hairs 0.6–1.5 mm long.

Kostermans 1366 ( Moluccas, Morotai) probably belongs here, however, on the label the flower colour is given as red. Mitchel 46 (Christmas Isl., Indian Ocean) probably belongs here, however, the specimen differs slightly in the measurements of the flower parts. Four New Guinean collections (Hoogland 3683, NGF 1595, 16324, Van Royen & Sleumer 6175) differ slightly from the majority of the material, mainly in the wider terminal leaflets, the smaller bracts, bracteoles and flowers, however, overlaps in many measurements occur. No matching material with fruits and seeds has been found. For now these specimens are included in M. platyphylla .