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Seed pods

mucuna sp.

Photo by auntnance123
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Field Notes

Description:

4 to 5 inches long, flattened oval

Habitat:

spotted over roadway hanging from long leafless vines

Reference Links:

Mucuna--Sea Beans

Species ID Suggestions

Mucuna sp
Jonathan Sequeira
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Comments (3)
auntnance123
It was quite the sight: as I came around a curve in the road, there were a dozen or so of these bright little "pinatas".
Leuba Ridgway
very interesting-looking pods and lovely colours too - must have been a pretty sight !

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Mission
Path of the Tapir Biological Corridor
Mission
Seeds and Seed Pods
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 15, 2012

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