Mucuna bennettii

Mucuna bennettii, commonly known as New-Guinea creeper or scarlet jade vine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, that is native to Papua New Guinea.

The species was formally described by Victorian government botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1876.

An ambitious climber, best suited for a trellis, or hanging down from a basket. Glossy, green leaves on twining stems. Long pendant of claw like, fiery scarlet flowers. Probably the most showy of all tropical vines.