Velvet bean
Mucuna pruriens
A tropical legume grown for cover cropping, green manure, and forage, with seeds also used medicinally and, after processing, as food.
Family
Fabaceae
Temperature
20-30°C (absolute 10-34°C)
Rainfall
1000-2000mm (absolute 400-3100mm)
Altitude
2100m
Soil pH
5-7 (absolute 4-8)
Soil types
Wide soil tolerance including poor and degraded soils.