Summary
Place of publication:
Fl. flumin. 304. 1829 ("1825"); icon. 7:102. 1831 ("1827")
Verified:
10/28/1988
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
- Faria, S. M. de et al. 1984. New nodulating legume trees from southeast Brazil. New Phytol. 98:317-328.
- Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
- Krukoff, B. A. & R. C. Barneby. 1974. Conspectus of species of the genus Erythrina. Lloydia 37:346.
- Lewis, G. P. Legumes of Bahia. 1987
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
- McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
- McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
- National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
- Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].
Common names
English
mulungú – Portuguese
mulungu – Swedish
mulungu –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Bolivia | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
Native
Southern America
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BRAZIL:
Brazil
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WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
Cultivated
()
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992 |
| Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=311443.
Accessed 3 May 2026.