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Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata Burtt Davy

Southern pea (en)

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Legumes 20-30 cm, pendulous. Fl. Jun-Jul, fr. Aug.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer present
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses fodder forage medicinal
Edible leaves pods seeds stems
Therapeutic use Smallpox (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 23 - 35
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata unspecified picture

Distribution

Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata world distribution map, present in Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Burundi, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Indonesia, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Cambodia, Korea (Republic of), Lao People's Democratic Republic, Liberia, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Malawi, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Réunion, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Taiwan, Province of China, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:101661-3
WFO ID wfo-0000189643
COL ID 5LRG2
BDTFX ID 125142
INPN ID 670690
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Vigna scabrida Dolichos hastifolius Dolichos obliquifolius Dolichos lubia Dolichos monachalis Dolichos tranquebaricus Phaseolus cylindricus Phaseolus sphaerospermus Liebrechtsia scabra Scytalis catjang Vigna hastata Dolichos echinatulus Dolichos hastatus Dolichos leucomelas Dolichos capitatus Dolichos subracemosus Dolichos hastaefolius Vigna cylindrica Dolichos sphaerospermus Vigna monachalis Vigna tranquebarica Vigna sinensis Dolichos sinensis Dolichos catjang Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata Vigna unguiculata subsp. cylindrica Vigna unguiculata subsp. catjang Vigna unguiculata var. cylindrica Dolichos melanophthalmus Vigna unguiculata var. spontanea Dolichos sinensis var. ater Dolichos sinensis var. elongatus Dolichos sinensis var. maculatus Dolichos sinensis var. rubiginosus
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