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Oxeye Bean flower buds
Stanley Jones

Oxeye Bean flower buds (Macuna urens)

Oxeye Bean (Macuna urens: Fabaceae) High-climbing woody vine of moist forests. Buds are green with purple flowers. Its notoriety is from a tincture made from crushed beans and alcohol at a 1:5 ratio/weight. Supposedly a fantastic cure for hemorrhoids. Method of application is uncertain. Photographed near La Cinchona, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica at ca. 1,524 m (5,000 ft) elevation. Lower Montane Cloud Forest.
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Habitat
Lower Montane Cloud Forest
Location
La Cinchona, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, Caribbean slope.
Date taken
March 2006
Scientific name
Macuna urens
Equipment used
Canon 20D with a Canon EF 70-300 mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens at 300 mm. Shutter speed 1/250 with flash, f/5.6.
ChrisKten
Supposedly a fantastic cure for hemorrhoids. Method of application is uncertain
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LOL, I bet I wouldn't need many guesses.|=)| Quite a beautiful-looking plant with that sheen and subtle colours. Well done Stanley.
 
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A flower of special colour and form. This is a superb capture, with good focus, nice lighting and great composition.
 

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Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
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Stanley Jones
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