ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Mucuna pruriens

Name author: (L.) DC.

A species in the Fabaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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01 / PLACE IN THE PLANT WORLD

Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Mucuna
Species: Mucuna pruriens
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1825

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Mucuna pruriens. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

14 synonyms in this snapshot

Carpogon capitatusName author: Roxb.
Carpogon niveusName author: Roxb.
Carpopogon pruriensName author: (L.) Roxb.
Dolichos pruriensName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Hornera pruriensName author: (L.) Neck.
Labradia pruriensName author: (L.) Swediaur
Marcanthus cochinchinenseName author: Lour.
Mucuna cochinchinenseName author: (Lour.) A.Chev.
Mucuna pruritaName author: (L.) Hook.
Mucuna pruritaName author: Wight
Negretia pruriensName author: (L.) Oken
Stizolobium cochinchinenseName author: (Lour.) Burk
Stizolobium pruriensName author: (L.) Medik.
Stizolobium pruritumName author: Piper

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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