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*Mucuna sloanei* These specimens are from a wild, but well known population of Mucuna sloanei growing along the Atlantic Ocean shoreline in Palm Beach County, Florida USA.	Mucuna sp. These specimens were collected from a wild population of Mucuna sp. #001, among the jungles of the upper reaches of the Amazon River in Peru.
Mucuna sloanei: seeds	Mucuna sp. #001: seeds
Mucuna sloanei: buds	Mucuna sp. #001: buds
Mucuna sloanei: flower cluster, lateral view	Mucuna sp. #001: flower cluster, lateral view
Mucuna sloanei: 17-flower cluster, underside	Mucuna sp. #001: 18-flower cluster, underside
Note the distinctive coloration differences of the buds, the base of the flowers, and the purple v-shaped coloration on the underside of the species on the right.
Mucuna sloanei: single immature flower, underside	Mucuna sp. #001: single immature flower, underside
Mucuna sloanei: single immature flower, lateral	Mucuna sp. #001: single immature flower, lateral
Mucuna sloanei: single mature flower, lateral opened	Mucuna sp. #001: single mature flower, lateral opened
Mucuna sloanei: Stamens and Pistil (petals removed) Fused stamens separated to count stamens & expose pistil. Note: 9 fused stamens + 1 individual, isolated stamen.	Mucuna sp. #001: Stamens and Pistil (petals removed) Fused stamens separated to count stamens & expose pistil. Note: 9 fused stamens + 1 individual, isolated stamen.
This "9+1" arrangement of stamens seems characteristic of Mucuna spp. See the photo on www.PlantSystematics.org
Mucuna sloanei: opened flowers	Mucuna sp. #001: opened flowers
Mucuna sloanei: single pod, mature	Mucuna sp. #001: single pod, immature, 4.5 inches Mucuna sp. #001: pods, immature, large pod 6.25 inches Mucuna sp. #001: pod, 2 months old, 6.25 inches (See: 1017 x 2034 image)

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