Mucuna reticulata Burck

Wiriadinata, H., Ohashi, H. & Adema, F., 2016, Notes on Malesian Fabaceae (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) 16. The genus Mucuna, Blumea 61 (2), pp. 90-124 : 117

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36. Mucuna reticulata Burck View in CoL

Mucuna reticulata Burck (1893) View in CoL 183;Koord.(1898) 440; Wilmot-Dear (1991b) 226. — Type: Teijsmann s.n. (BO), Celebes, Baleh Angin.

Mucuna foveolata Merr.(1922) View in CoL 389;(1923) 308. — Type: FB 28379 (Mabesa) ( K, PNH †), Luzon , Tabayas Prov., Kabibihan .

Distribution — Malesia: Philippines; Celebes.

Habitat & Ecology — Primary or secondary forest. Soil: (coral) limestone. Altitude up to 900 m. Flowering: May to August; fruiting: March, June, August, October.

Uses — The seed is reported as a medicine for diarrhoea ( Koorders 1898).

Note — The species is remarkable for the reticulate lamellae on the pods. In vegetative characters M. reticulata resembles M. longipedunculata , which, however, has rather different pods. Several specimens have a small leaf at the top of the peduncle of the inflorescence. The indumentum of the lamellae tends to be patent, that of the pod valves is more appressed. Afriastini 1992 (Celebes, Dusun Rea, Desa Sondoong) probably belongs here, however, the label gives the flower colour as glaucous green.