Mucuna sempervirens Hemsl.is mainly distributed in tropical and subtropical regions,and is widely distributed in provinces and regions south of 34.5o N in China.It is more tolerant to shade,pre-ferred light,warm and humid climate,is more tolerant to drought and barrenness,preferred fertile and well drained loose calcareous soil,and its phenological rhythm is different in South China and South-west China.At present,seeding and cutting propagation were the main methods,and non test tube effi-cient rapid propagation techniques had also been adopted.The rodent squirrel was its effective pollina-tor and also an effective seed spreader.There was a"double reciprocity"relationship between the squir-rel and the vine.In recent years,it had been an important material for studying pollination biology and co-evolution between plants and animals.This plant had high ornamental value in gardens and was commonly used for vertical greening in southern regions.It also had high medicinal and health value and should be promoted and applied.At the same time,research efforts should be strengthened to diver-sify the utilization of its resources and preserve its germplasm.
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