Mucuna macropoda Baker f.

Wiriadinata, H., Ohashi, H. & Adema, F., 2016, Notes on Malesian Fabaceae (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) 16. The genus Mucuna, Blumea 61 (2), pp. 90-124 : 112

27. Mucuna macropoda Baker f.

Mucuna macropoda Baker f.(1923) 11;Verdc.(1979) 448; Hopkins & Hopkins (1993) 297,f.1–4. — Type: Forbes 289 (BM,seen photo at K), PNG, Sogeri .

Distribution — Malesia: Papua New Guinea: Central Prov. Habitat & Ecology — Forests. Altitude 800–1100 m. Flowering: June, July, October; fruiting: October.

Note — Hopkins & Hopkins (1993) observed visits by small bats at night. Also several species of ants were seen crawling over the flowers and small beetles were collected from an inflorescence. The dissected flowers were all ± damaged by insects. Some parts were not complete. Several measurements were taken from the publication by Hopkins & Hopkins (1993).