Mucuna cyanosperma (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Mucuna cyanosperma Schumann
- Family: Leguminosae
Vernacular names
- Indonesia: joa-joa.
Distribution
Indonesia (Moluccas, Kai Islands, Irian Jaya), Papua New Guinea.
Uses
The stem is used for dyeing cotton blue, or black when used in a mixture with Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.
Observations
An extensive climbing plant with trifoliolate leaves, greenish-white flowers in axillary 10-30 cm long racemes, and fruits having irritant bristles but becoming glabrous. This species is found in secondary forests, old gardens, and sago swamps, up to 800(-1650) m altitude.
Selected sources
43, 48.