Common name
English: Black Eye Pea, Cowpea
German: Kuhbohne
Mandarin: 豇豆 (jiang dou)
Portuguese: Feijão Caupi
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)
Genus: Vigna (3)
Epithet: unguiculata (L.)Walp. (1)
Synonym: Dolichos unguiculatus L.
unguiculata => having what appear to be claws or finger-nails (anguis, a nail or claw)
unguiculatus => having what appear to be claws or finger-nails (anguis, a nail or claw)
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow, beige, white
External links
Check for Vigna unguiculata at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [413] International Legume Database & Information Service
- [1415] Vigna unguiculata - Plants For A Future
- [1603] Vigna unguiculata - Flora of China @ efloras.org