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29-03-2004, 10:34 PM
mel turner
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seed identification
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do any of you knows what kind of seed is this?
http://www.geocities.com/artyard/piante
It's from a tropical legume, a _Mucuna_ species [there are several
species with similar seeds] It's one of the "sea beans":
http://www.seabean.com/guide/Mucuna_sloanei/
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/mucuna.htm
The plant is a large woody tropical climber. Mucuna seeds are
recognizable by their odd hamburger-in-a-bun appearance caused by
the long wrap-around hilum.
cheers
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