A Revision of Mucuna (Leguminosae: Phaseoleae) in Thailand, Indochina and the Malay Peninsula

• DOI: 10.2307/4110664
• Publication Date: 2007-11-26T20:15:36Z
• Authors: C. M. Wilmot-Dear
• Keywords: 0106 biological sciences; 01 natural sciences

An account of the 13 species of Mucuna Adans. found in Thailand, Indochina and the Malay Peninsula is offered, with keys and distribution maps. Three new species, M. stenoplax and M. revoluta Wilmot-Dear, and M. thailandica Niyomdham & Wilmot-Dear, are described. One previously recognized species, M. brevipes Craib, is reduced to synonymy under M. bracteata DC. ex Kurz. New species records for E. Asia and Burma, and additions to E. Asian distributions, are also noted. All specimens cited have been seen.