Mucuna gigantea

Burny bean
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Mucuna
Species:
M. gigantea
Binomial name
Mucuna gigantea
Synonyms[2]
  • Carpopogon giganteus (Willd.) Roxb. ex Lindl.
  • Dolichos giganteus Willd.
  • Negretia gigantea (Willd.) Oken
  • Stizolobium giganteum (Willd.) Moon

Mucuna gigantea, commonly known as burny bean, burney bean, velvet bean or sea bean is a species of liana from the legume family Fabaceae. Its natural range roughly follows the perimeter of the Indian Ocean and includes Africa, India, Malesia, New Guinea and northern Australia. Many parts of the plant - in particular the new growth, flowers and fruit - are covered in fine irritant hairs.

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