Mucuna bennettii
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Mucuna |
Species: | M. bennettii
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Binomial name | |
Mucuna bennettii |
Mucuna bennettii, commonly known as New-Guinea creeper or scarlet jade vine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, that is native to Papua New Guinea.[1]
The species was formally described by Victorian government botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1876.[2]
An ambitious climber, best suited for a trellis, or hanging down from a basket. Glossy, green leaves on twining stems. Long pendant of claw like, fiery scarlet flowers. Probably the most showy of all tropical vines.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Pienaar, Kristo (2000). The South African what Flower is That?. Struik. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-86872-441-3. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "Mucuna bennettii". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 14 July 2013.