Lablab purpureus subsp. bengalensis (Jacq.) Verdc.

Subspecies

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses food leaf vegetable
Edible leaves pods roots seeds tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 7 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 18 - 32
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Lablab purpureus subsp. bengalensis world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mauritius, Pakistan, Philippines, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60459133-2
WFO ID wfo-0000181687
COL ID 5J7RQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Nesphostylis bracteata Dolichos bracteatus Sphenostylis bracteata Dolichos bengalensis Lablab benghalensis Lablab purpureus subsp. bengalensis Lablab niger subsp. bengalensis Dolichos lablab subsp. bengalensis Lablab niger subsp. bengalensis Dolichos ghaticus Lablab purpureus var. lignosus