Flolape

Flame of the Forest

Mucuna novoguineensis Scheff.

Mucuna novoguineensis is a species in the genus Mucuna, belonging to the Fabaceae family. It is known as Flame of the Forest in English and was first described in 1876 by Scheff.

Other common names

Flame of the ForestNew Guinea CreeperNew Guinea-creeper

Distribution

Global · Bismarck Archipelago · Maluku · New Guinea · Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Mucuna novaeguineensisMucuna kraetkeiMucuna lenticellosaStizolobium kraetkeiStizolobium novoguineense

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