Wild Flowering Plants
Fabaceae-Faboideae
family Mucuna pruriens (Linnaeus) de Candolle var. utilis (Wallich ex Wight) Baker ex Burck, Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg. 11: 187. 1893. Bas.: Mucuna utilis Wall. ex Wight (1840). Kafé gwo bouwo. Kafé mal kochon. Naturalized quite rare woody vine of disturbed moist areas. Native to the paleotropics. Also a cultivated for its beans which are roasted and ground to make a 'coffee'. There is also another variety M. pruriens var. pruriens Local medicinal uses |