Acabo de leer que las vainas de algunas especies de Mucuma poseen pelos gruesos irritantes. Mucuna poggei The pods of some species are covered in coarse hairs that contain the proteolytic enzyme mucunain and causeitchy blisters when they come in contact with skin ; specific epithets such as pruriens ( Latin : " itching ") or urens (Latinized Ancient Greek : " stinging like a nettle ") refer to this . Other parts of the plant have medicinal properties .The plants are used in herbalism against a range of conditions , such as urinary tract , neurological and
No coincido en lo de que no se ve bien (por supuesto, sí que coincido en la inconfundible especie), y lo que hay debajo podrían ser orquídeas. Las Mucuna son grandes lianas de gruesos troncos.
