Mucuna bennettii

Mucuna bennettii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Mucuna
Species:	M. bennettii
Binomial name
Mucuna bennettii F.Muell. [2] [3]

Mucuna bennettii, commonly known as New Guinea creeper, red jade vine or flame of the forest, ^{[4] [5]} is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, that is distributed from Sulawesi to Vanuatu. ^{[2] [3]}

The species was formally described by Victorian government botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1876. ^[6] It has glossy, green leaves on twining stems and long pendants of claw-like, fiery scarlet flowers.

See also

• Jade vine

References

1. Chadburn, H. (2021). "Mucuna bennettii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T164007552A164014802. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T164007552A164014802.en . Retrieved 15 February 2025.
2. "Mucuna bennettii F.Muell". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
3. "Mucuna bennettii F.Muell". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
4. "Mucuna bennettii F.Muell". Flora and Fauna Web. Singapore Government . Retrieved 16 February 2025.
5. Dyer, Mary H. "Jade Vine Plants: Information On Growing A Red Jade Vine". Gardening Know How. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
6. "Mucuna bennettii". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 14 July 2013.