"Magic Beans" from Benin

Beautifully marked seeds of  Mucuna pruriens - an annual climbing shrub with long vines that can reach over 15 m in length. Originating in southern China and eastern India, it possesses not only many common names that include Magic Bean, Velvet Bean and Cowitch .. but also a host of other surprising properties .. which you can read about by clicking on its name above or on either of these links for a more detailed account in html or .pdf format.
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Strand length 28 ins / 71 cm .. Average bean size 25 x 15 mm
ATB 701-19   £38  ( 2 strands available )
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Our grateful thanks to Botanist John Wiersema and Dr. Joseph Kirkbride, the Curator of the U.S. National Seed Herbarium, for their invaluable help in identifying these seeds.

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