Mucuna pruriens (Nescafe) - Video 1

Botanical names: Mucuna pruriens, Carpopogon pruriens, Dolichos pruriens, Mucuna aterrima

Common names: Nescafe, Cowitch, Velvet Bean, Purple Jade Vine

Family: Fabaceae

Subfamily: Faboideae

Origin: Africa, India

USDA Zone: 10-11?

USDA Plant Hardiness Map

Vine or creeper plant

Full sun

Regular water

Blue, lavender, purple flowers

White, off-white flowers

Pink flowers

Edible plant

Plant attracts butterflies, hummingbirds

Ethnomedical plant.
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Seaside, salt tolerant plant

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Mucuna pruriens, Carpopogon pruriens, Dolichos pruriens, Mucuna aterrima

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