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Mucuna gigantea

Photo by Andrea Lim
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Field Notes

Description:

Long trailing vine, hanging from large tree. Flowers in umbellate clusters. Flowers approx 6-7cm long.

Habitat:

Growing at edge of riparian forest on James Cook University, Cairns campus

Notes:

The flowers look like little kookaburras.

Reference Links:

Mucuna gigantea subsp. gigantea - Overview, File:Mucuna gigantea.jpg, Factsheet - Mucuna gigantea

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