Vigna stenophylla Harms

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Vigna

Characteristics

A trailing bean family plant. The tubers are spindle shaped. The flowers are bluish-purple.
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Stem suberect with trailing glabrous branches
A spindle-shaped tuberous root
Flowers bluish-purple.
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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Environment

It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Edible roots
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Vigna stenophylla world distribution map, present in Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:525526-1
WFO ID wfo-0000189244
COL ID 5BDTM
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Synonyms

Vigna dauciformis Vigna stenophylla Vigna dauciformis var. elata