Taxon:  Mucuna poggei Taub. var. pesa (De Wild.) Verdc.



Summary
Genus:
Mucuna
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Nomen number:
437553
Place of publication:
Kew Bull. 24:287.  1970
Verified:
06/24/2024 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Mucuna poggei Taub. (0 active accession[s])
Mucuna poggei Taub. var. poggei (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Mucuna pesa De Wild.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2001. Flora zambesiaca. 3(5):16-17.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2001. Flora zambesiaca. 3(5):16-17.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2001. Flora zambesiaca. 3(5):16-17.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2001. Flora zambesiaca. 3(5):16-17.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2001. Flora zambesiaca. 3(5):16-17.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2001. Flora zambesiaca. 3(5):16-17.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2001. Flora zambesiaca. 3(5):16-17.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2001. Flora zambesiaca. 3(5):16-17.
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Reference(s)
  1. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2001. Flora zambesiaca. 3(5):16-17.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=437553. Accessed 6 November 2026.