long-fruited mucuna

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• long-fruited mucuna

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Pillera macrocarpa
• Stizolobium macrocarpum

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified under the phylum Streptophyta within the class Equisetopsida. As a member of the subclass Magnoliidae and the order Fabales, it is further categorized under the family Fabaceae. Specifically, it is identified by the genus Mucuna, which encompasses the species Mucuna macrocarpa.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant is primarily found across various regions of East Asia. In China, its presence is noted in the South-Central, Southeast, and Hainan areas. The species also extends its range to the islands of Japan within Eastern Asia. Additionally, it can be located throughout the Nansei-shotō archipelago. These specific locations highlight the plant's localized distribution within these subtropical environments.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Ecology

The ecology of Mucuna macrocarpa is characterized by its ability to thrive across a diverse altitudinal gradient within its natural habitat. This species is strategically distributed across varied topographical landscapes, occupying an elevational range that extends from a minimum of 300 m AMSL to a maximum of 2100 m AMSL. This broad vertical distribution suggests a high degree of ecological plasticity, allowing the plant to adapt to the varying climatic conditions, temperature fluctuations, and moisture levels associated with different montane and sub-montane environments. Such a wide altitudinal span enables the species to colonize various niches within tropical or subtropical forest ecosystems, where it likely interacts with a range of soil compositions and light availability found between these low and high elevations.

Elevational range max:

2100 m AMSL

Elevational range min:

300 m AMSL

Morphology

The morphology of Mucuna macrocarpa is characterized by its growth habit as an obligatory climber, utilizing specialized structures to ascend surrounding vegetation. Its growth form is categorized as other, distinct from standard herbs, shrubs, or trees, and it functions as a terrestrial plant rather than an epiphyte. Additionally, the plant exhibits a woody constitution, providing the structural integrity necessary to support its climbing development.

Climber :

obligatory

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

other

Woodiness :

woody

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Chemicals

Mucuna macrocarpa has 3 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Abscisic acid (ABA), L-dopa, p-.

Abscisic acid (ABA)

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

L-dopa

1. Heliyon

p-

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Activities

Mucuna macrocarpa has 1 reported activities identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Aphrodisiac.

Aphrodisiac

1. Heliyon

Conditions

Mucuna macrocarpa has 1 reported investigations on conditions identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include aphrodisiac.

Aphrodisiac

1. Heliyon

Preparations

Mucuna macrocarpa has 1 reported preparations identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include dried tuberous roots.

Dried tuberous roots

1. Natural product communications