Scientific Name: Mucuna gigantea

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  • Common Name:
    Burny Bean
  • Type:
    Wiry-stemmed climber , vine
  • Family:
    FABACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Pale green, in large bunches from slender stems. Spring, summer.
  • Fruit:
    Pod 4-flanged to 1-0-15 cm, becoming black and woody with fine pale hairs causing irritation
  • Vegetation Type:
    Lowland rainforest
  • Species List:
    Batianoff 87, Upper Yandina Creek,
Cultural Notes

Pods covered in fine golden hairs which can cause skin irritation. Use water to alleviate stinging.

Identification Notes

Leaves trifoliolate with lower two leaflets distinctly uneven sided.

Associated Fauna

Flowers attract nectar-feeding birds. Butterfly host plant: Green awl, Common aeroplane.

Landscaping Notes

Rampant growth makes this an excellent screening plant.||Useful screen.||