Mucuna tomentosa
K. Schum.
Fabaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A climbing shrub in the bean family (Fabaceae) native to tropical regions, bearing edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Papua New Guinea, PNG,
Also Known As
Hulhaeruwk
References (1)
- Sillitoe, P. 1995, An Ethnobotanical Account of the Plant Resources of the Wola Region, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. J. Ethnobiol. 15(2): 201-235
