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Mucuna elliptica
The Thick-Banded Mucuna

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A stipel is a secondary stipule situated at the base of the petiolules of the leaflets of a compound leaf.
Note that the very similar species, Mucuna pseudoelliptica lacks stipels.

In Mucuna spp., the leaves are trifoliate, i.e., there are 3 leaflets (2 paired, 1 unpaired) comprising each leaf.

Below are images of the base of the paired and unpaired leaflets, showing the stipels at the base of each petiolule of each leaflet.
Each photo is "clickable" to view a higher resolution image.


Base of the unpaired leaflet of Mucuna elliptica, showing presence of stipels.


Base of the paired leaflets of Mucuna elliptica, showing presence of stipels.