Fabaceae Lindl.
Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. , legitimate, scientific
Candolle, A.P. de in Candolle, A.P. de (ed.) (1825), Leguminosae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 2: 405 [comb. nov.]
basionym: Dolichos pruriens L. legitimate
Du Puy, D.J. & Telford, I.R.H. (1993), Fabaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 218-219 APC [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Dolichos pruriens L. legitimate common name: Cow Itch [n/a] common name: Velvet Bean [n/a]
  • APC Comment: Infraspecific identity of plants on ChI is unknown.
  • APC Dist.: ChI, NT (naturalised), Qld (naturalised)