ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Mucuna urens

Name author: (L.) Medik.

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

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Mucuna
Species: Mucuna urens
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1787

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Synonyms & earlier names

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

16 synonyms in this snapshot

Cacuvallum altissimusName author: Medik.
Canavalia altissimaName author: (Jacq.) Macfad.
Clitoria zoophthalmumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Dolichos altissimusName author: Jacq.
Dolichos urensName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Hornera altissimaName author: (Jacq.) Neck.
Hornera urensName author: (L.) Neck.
Labradia urensName author: (L.) Swediaur
Mucuna altissimaName author: (Jacq.) DC.
Mucuna altissima var. pilosulaName author: Benth.
Mucuna umbellataName author: Salzm. ex Benth.
Negretia sericeaName author: Willd. ex Steud.
Negretia urensName author: (L.) Tussac
Phaseolus pruriensName author: Noronha
Stizolobium altissimumName author: (Jacq.) Pers.
Stizolobium urensName author: (L.) Pers.

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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