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Mucuna bracteata
Country
| Country | Myanmar |
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| Continent Ocean | Asia |
Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae (COL) |
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| Phylum | Tracheophyta (COL) |
| Class | Magnoliopsida (COL) |
| Order | Fabales (COL) |
| Family | Fabaceae (COL) |
Taxonomy
| Genus | Mucuna | Reference | |
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| SubGenus | Vernacular Name | ||
| Species | bracteata | IUCN Threat Status-Year | Least Concern, 2012 |
| SubSpecies | Nat'l Threat Status-Year | Not Evaluated, 2000 | |
| Infraspecies | Reason for Change | ||
| Infraspecies Rank | CITES | ||
| Taxonomic Group | Plants | Native Status | Native |
| Scientific Name Author | DC. | Country Distribution | Myanmar |
| Citation | Description | Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species occurs in north east India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR, Viet Nam and southern China.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Bangladesh; China (Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); India (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Assam, Bihar, Bihar, Dadra-Nagar-Haveli, Daman, Delhi, Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Manipur, Meghalaya, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Mizoram, Nagaland, Nagaland, Orissa, Pondicherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, West Bengal); Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Myanmar; Thailand; Viet Nam
Additional data:
? Lower elevation limit (metres): 600
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 2000
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Population [top]
Population: This species has a wide geographic range and is found in a variety of habitats, it also tolerates some human induced disturbance. In view of this, the population is inferred to be large and stable.
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This perennial, sometimes annual, climber or shrub, is found in a wide variety of habitats. It is found in hilly evergreen forests and sometimes in secondary vegetation. It is also found in grasslands and beside roads and rivers.
Systems: Terrestrial
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: The seeds are considered by some ethnic groups to have aphrodisiac properties and the hairs of the pod are used as a medicine to expel intestinal worms (Rezia Khatun 2009). It is also used as a cover crop in rubber and palm oil plantations. It is fast growing, has moderate drought resistance and shade tolerance and forms a thick cover which suppresses weeds (Matthews 1998).
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): This is a widespread species which is tolerant of some disturbance. No major threats have been identified.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There are no specific conservation measures in place for this widespread species. The seeds of this species have been collected and it has been experimentally cultivated, under field conditions, to investigate its potential as a cover crop in palm oil and rubber plantations (Matthews 1998). The seeds are available commercially for this purpose. It was not found in available lists of botanic garden species.
Citation: Chadburn, H. 2012. Mucuna bracteata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T19891625A20113493. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T19891625A20113493.en. Downloaded on 23 August 2016.
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| Individual Count | 0 | GML Features | |
| Observerd Individual Count | 0 | Notes |
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Additional Info
Synonyms To Manage Synonyms for Mucuna bracteata, click this link: Synonyms. |
Carpopogon bracteatum Roxb. ¦ Mucuna brevipes Craib ¦ Mucuna exserta C.E.C.Fisch. ¦ Mucuna venulosa (Piper)Merr. & F.P.Metcalf ¦ Stizolobium venulosum Piper ¦ |
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Species Record Updated By:
Carlos Aurelio Callangan
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