Mucuna pruriens (1844033988)

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Summary[edit] Description: Leguminosae or Fabaceae s. l. (legume, pea, or bean family) » Mucuna pruriens myoo-KOO-nuh -- from the Brazilian name for these vines pruriens -- from Latin prurient, pruriens, present participle of prurire to itch commonly known as: bengal bean, buffalo bean, cowach, cowage, cow itch, cowhage, hell fire bean, itchweed, itchy bean, Mauritius bean, nescafe, purple jade vine, sea bean, velvet bean, wild itchy bean • Bengali: আলকুশি alakusi • Hindi: जाङ्गली jangali, जड़ा jara, कवांच kavanch. केवांच kevanch, किवांच kivanch, konch • Kannada: ನಸುಗುನ್ನಿ nasugunni • Malayalam: നായ്ക്കുരണ naikkuran • Marathi: कवचकुइरी kavachkuiri, कवचकुइली kavachkuili, कवसकुइरी kavaskuiri, कवसकुइली kavaskuili, खाजरीकुइरी khazrikuiri, खाजरीकुइली khazrikuili • Sanskrit: आत्मगुप्ता atmagupta, कपिकच्छ् kapikachu • Tamil: பூனைக்காலி punaikkali • Telugu: దూలగొండి dulagondi, కండూష్పల kanduspala, కపికచ్ఛూః kapikacchuh, pilliadugu • Urdu: جانگلي jangali, جڙا jara Native to: Africa, India References: Flowers of India • TopTropicals • Dave's Garden • M.M.P.N.D.. Date: 3 November 2007, 12:10. Source: Mucuna pruriens. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.