Mucuna killipiana

Overview

Mucuna killipiana is a large woody climbing vine in the velvet bean genus native to tropical South America, growing in lowland and montane forest habitats

Mucuna killipiana is a large woody climbing vine in the velvet bean genus native to tropical South America, growing in lowland and montane forest habitats of Colombia, Ecuador, or Peru. It produces large, pendulous racemes of showy pea-type flowers typical of Mucuna, with pods covered in irritating hairs. The genus includes both wild and cultivated species, some important for green manure and nitrogen fixation.