Mucuna bracteata seeds grow into a vigorous climbing perennial or shrub native to the subtropical biome from the eastern Himalaya east through China (Guangdong, Yunnan) to Sumatra. Described by DC. ex Kurz (de Candolle; revised by Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz). The epithet bracteata means ‘with bracts’, referring to the prominent bracts subtending the flowers. Widely planted throughout the tropics as a green manure and cover crop under rubber, oil palm, coconut and citrus plantations one of the most effective nitrogen-fixing legume covers known, growing up to 1015 cm per day under plantation conditions. Large, fragrant purple flowers; non-stinging. Important contribution to sustainable tropical agriculture. Family Fabaceae.
Full sun to partial shade; moist, well-drained soils; warm subtropical to tropical conditions. Very vigorous climbing perennial. Excellent nitrogen-fixing cover crop under tree crops.
Mucuna bracteata the bracteate velvet bean has become one of the most important leguminous cover crops in tropical plantation agriculture, its extraordinary growth rate and nitrogen-fixing capacity making it the preferred ground cover under millions of hectares of oil palm and rubber plantations across Southeast Asia, while its origin in the subtropical forests from the Himalayan foothills to Sumatra testifies to its adaptability across a wide climatic range.
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