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Plant species: Mucuna prurensis

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Scientific name Mucuna prurensis

Family Fabaceae
Malagasy name Taikilotra
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Other languages
Use by people The hairs of the pods are very irritating
Description Distribution Picture made in (year and area)

Dry to subarid anthropic woodland in west Madagascar May 2012

  Along the road from the Tsingy de Bemaraha to Belo sur Tsiribihina
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Pictures of flowers and fruits
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