About Negro Bean
Mucuna monosperma, commonly known as negro beans in India, or deer-eye beans, donkey-eye beans, or ox-eye beans, is a large woody climber from the family Fabaceae. The plant has three layers; a brown pod covered in small hairs, curved petals usually colored purple and black round-shaped beans. Small hairs on the pod can irritate the skin.The petals of the Muncuna monnosperma flower opens at night and closes in the morning. It is found in India, including the eastern Himalayas, the northeastern states, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is evergreen forests, and it commonly grows near swamps or along streams. It is discovered that M.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Mucuna monosperma
- Genus
- Mucuna
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Evergreen, dry deciduous and moist deciduous forests Key identification features : Flowers purple on long corymbose racemes
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Nepali
- बालधेंग्रा Baldhengra
- Tamil
- பெரியதெள்ளுக்காய் Periya-Tellukkay
- Kannada
- ಅಣಿಪೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Anipe Balli, ಕೈವಲ್ಯ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Kaivalya Balli, ಕೂಗರಿ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Koogari Balli
- Malayalam
- മലന്താളി Malanthalli
- Marathi
- गोडीकुइरी Godi Kuiri, मोठी कुइली Mothi Kuili
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Negro Bean belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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