Mucuna pruriens pods and leaves growing in a tree, Veracruz, Mexico. A Mucuna pruriens field at maximum growth in Atlantida, Honduras. A field in Atlantida, Honduras showing early Mucuna pruriens growth in a maize field. A farmer showing the amount of Mucuna pruriens mulch left on a maize field in Veracruz, Mexico.
Mucuna pruriens climbing a maize plant when intercropped, Veracruz, Mexico.
Nodules on the roots of Mucuna pruriens formed by Rhizobium soil bacteria.