Mucuna és un gènere de plantes amb flors que conté unes 100 espècies de lianes i arbusts dins la família de les fabàcies. Es troben en zones tropicals de tot el món.
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El nom del gènere deriva de mucunã, una paraula de l'idioma tupí-guaraní que les designa.[2]
«Genus: Mucuna Adans.». Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture, 05-10-2007. Arxivat de l'original el 2015-09-24. [Consulta: 23 febrer 2011].
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- International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS) (2005): Genus Mucuna. Version 10.01, November 2005. Retrieved 2007-DEC-17.
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