Fabaceae
Mucuna

Mucuna revoluta Wilmot-Dear

First published in Kew Bull. 47: 222 (1992)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (W. Yunnan) to Indo-China. It is a climbing perennial or shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19892739/20114489

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Wilmot-Dear, C.M. (2009). Notes on Mucuna (Leguminosae: Phaseoleae) in Thailand. Kew Bulletin 64: 579. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-009-9130-6

Morphology General Indumentum
Mucuna revoluta is vegetatively almost identical to three other lamellate-fruited species M. stenoplax, M. hainanensis and M. interrupta, but is easily distinguished from these (and most others) by its distinctive extremely short (0.1 – 0.2 mm rather than at least 0.4 mm long) velvety spreading (rather than ± adpressed) indumentum on inflorescence axis, pedicels and calyx
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Its flowers are usually pinkish or brownish purple, but two white-flowered collections with this distinctive indumentum have been seen and are assumed to be merely a colour variant.
Note
This species is therefore not always distinguishable on flower colour alone from the (always white-flowered) sympatric species M. interrupta.
Conservation
Widely distributed in varied habitats through most of Thailand, Indochina and into China (SW Yunnan). Apparently rather uncommon, being known from rather few localities and only c. 30 collections. Data Deficient (DD).
[KBu]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Climbing, Herb/Shrub
[ILDIS]

Sources

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0