Mucuna interrupta Gagnep.

Mucuna interrupta Gagnep., Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 26 (1914). 

Mucuna interrupta Gagnep., Photo by Nguyen Hoang Nam

The native range of this species is Bhutan to China (Yunnan) and Indo-China. It is a climbing perennial or shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Vietnamese name: 

Mắt mèo ma, Mắt mèo to, Dây chãng ba

Latin name: 

Mucuna interrupta Gagnep.

Family: 

Fabaceae

Uses: 

Snake bite (Seed).

Distribution: 

Thua Thien Hue, Khanh Hoa (Nha Trang), Ninh Thuan (Ca Na), Tay Ninh, Dong Nai. The tree grows naturally on fences, roadside groves, forest edges, up to 800 m high.

Flowering and fruiting season: 

March-September