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| April 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
April 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
April 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
| Family | Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) |
| Scientific name | Mucuna sempervirens Hemsley |
| Synonyms | Mucuna japonica Nakai; Mucuna mairei H. Léveillé; Stizolobium sempervirens (Hemsley) Kuntze |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) tobi-kazura [flying vine] |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu (Kumamoto Prefecture, Nagasaki Prefecture) |
| (Other nations) China, Myanmar, Bhutan | |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Leaves leaflets 7-15cm. Flowers inflorescences 12-20cm long, purple flower 6-8cm, flowering in April to May. Fruits 40cm long. Vine. |
| Reference | Mucuna sempervirens Hemsl. |
| A new locality for Mucuna sempervirens Hemsley and its floral morphology | |
| Compositions and methods for treating back and leg discomfort (US Patent 20020006448) | |
| Anti-Parkinson's disease pharmaceutical and method of use (US Patent 20050202111) | |
| Compositions for treating back and leg descomfort containing herbals and/or nutritional supplements and/or minerals and/or vitamins (WIPO Patent WO/2001/091771) | |
| Extract of Mucuna species and the use thereof as anti-Parkinsons's disease phaamaceutical (WIPO Patent WO/2005/092359) | |
| Note | Rare species. |
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| April 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
April 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
April 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
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| April 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
April 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
