Mucuna sp. #005
The "Red Thick-Banded" Mucuna

Only a couple specimens of this seed have been found, and both stranded on Texas (USA) shores.
Mike Ley states: "It is the only one like it that I have found in over 14,000 desirable seabeans that I have collected."

 

This "Red Thick-Banded Mucuna" specimen was found by Mike Ley on December 11, 2013 on Padre Island National Seashore, Texas, USA
Photos: Mike Ley


 
Other views of Mike's "Red Thick-Banded Mucuna, among seeds of Mucuna elliptica
Photos: Mike Ley


A second "Red Thick-Banded Mucuna" was collected by P. Babcock on March 6, 2014 on Matagorda Beach, Texas, USA.

 
In the left photo, the lower right specimen is likely Mucuna elliptica; same specimen in the far right of the right photo.
Photos: P. Babcock