Vigna comosa subsp. comosa Baker

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Vigna > Vigna comosa

Characteristics

Annual climber; herbaceous. Leaves trifoliolate; leaflets ovate, 30-36 mm long, base rounded, apex acute, slightly pilose on both surfaces, lateral leaflets asymmetric. Flowers: in a close raceme at apex of peduncle; style prolongation short and flat; calyx campanulate, subglabrous; standard oblate; corolla yellow; Mar. Pods cylindrical or distinctly broadened, oblong-falcate, 15-40 x 4-5 mm, with a short, curved beak, sparsely pubescent.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Soil humidity 1-3
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Vigna comosa subsp. comosa world distribution map, present in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, South Africa, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:525434-1
WFO ID wfo-0000187962
COL ID 7L6DR
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Synonyms

Vigna ntemensis Vigna micrantha Vigna comosa subsp. comosa Vigna lebrunii Vigna comosa var. lebrunii