Fabaceae

Calopo

Calopogonium mucunoides Desv.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Calopogonium

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 拟大豆, 擬大豆, 毛蔓豆
English: Calopo
Javanese: Kacang asu
Portuguese: Calopogônio, Callopogonium mucunoides

Synonyms

Calopogonium brachycarpum (Benth.) Benth. ex Hemsl.
Calopogonium brachycarpum var. brachystachya (Benth.) Hemsl.
Calopogonium flavidum Brandegee
Calopogonium orthocarpum Urb.
Glycine javanica sensu Backer, non L.
Stenolobium brachycarpum Benth.
Stenolobium brachycarpum var. brachystachyum Benth.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native

Photos

Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Renjusplace, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.