Summary[
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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, कण्डूरा kandura, कपिकच्छ् kapikachu • Tamil: பூனைக்காலி punaikkali • Telugu: దూలగొండి dulagondi, కండూష్పల kanduspala, కపికచ్ఛూః kapikacchuh, pilliadugu • Urdu: جانگلي jangali, جڙا jara Native to: tropical & s Africa, Indian subcontinent, s-e Asia; widely naturalized / cultivated References:
Flowers of India •
TopTropicals •
Dave's Garden •
M.M.P.N.D.. Date: 26 November 2011, 12:12. Source:
Bengal Bean. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location
19° 02′ 18.69″ N, 73° 02′ 43.4″ E View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap 19.038525; 73.045388.