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Mucuna sp. (Fabaceae) - hamburger bean Seed

Seed from the Kew Millennium Seed Bank collection at Wakehurst, outside London in the UK.

Mucuna sp. (Fabaceae) - hamburger bean; native to Central and South America
Apart from the sea-heart (Entada gigas), the most famous sea beans are the true sea bean (Mucuna sloanei and M. urens), Mucuna urens (Fabaceae), true sea bean or hamburger bean; diameter of seed: c. 2.5cm;
interesting weblinks:
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/mucuna.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucuna

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Seed from the Kew Millennium Seed Bank collection at Wakehurst, outside London in the UK. <br />
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Mucuna sp. (Fabaceae) - hamburger bean; native to Central and South America<br />
Apart from the sea-heart (Entada gigas), the most famous sea beans are the true sea bean (Mucuna sloanei and M. urens), Mucuna urens (Fabaceae), true sea bean or hamburger bean; diameter of seed: c. 2.5cm;<br />
interesting weblinks:<br />
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/mucuna.htm<br />
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucuna