Mucuna gigantea
indigenousFabaceae

Mucuna gigantea

Burny Bean

Mucuna gigantea, commonly known as burny bean, burney bean, velvet bean or sea bean is a species of liana from the legume family Fabaceae. Its natural range roughly follows the perimeter of the Indian Ocean and includes Africa, India, Malesia, New Guinea and northern Australia. Many parts of the plant - in particular the new growth, flowers and fruit - are covered in fine irritant hairs.

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Where documented · 68 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 87 · GBIF 70 records
Waimānalo · OʻahuiNat 6 · GBIF 3
Hālawa · MolokaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 6
Waiākea · HawaiʻiiNat 5 · GBIF 3
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 3
Waimea · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 4
West Honomāʻele · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 3
ʻAlaeiki · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 2
Kahana · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 2
Wailua · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 1
Kāneʻohe · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 1
Hanakoa · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Kalihiwai · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Kapaʻa · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
ʻAlaenui · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Weliweli · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Honolua · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Maunalua · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Keauohana, Kehena · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Wainiha · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Waiāhole · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Paeahu · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Lāwai · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Wākiu · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Pōhakuao · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Honomanü · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Waimea · NiʻihauiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Hanalei · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1