Vigna vexillata var. wightii (benth. ex Bedd.) Babu & S.K.Sharma

Variety

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Characteristics

A climbing bean. It is twining and hairy. The end leaflets is 8.5 cm long by 6 cm wide the the side leaflets are 7 cm long by 4.5 cm wide. The base is rounded and there is a sharp tip at the top. The leaves are hairy. The flowering shoots are 10 cm long with 2-4 flowers. They are in the axils of leaves. The flowers are light purple. The pods are 13 cm long by 0.8 cm wide. The seeds are black and 6 mm long by 4 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in moist deciduous forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The pods are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
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Edible pods
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Optimum temperature (C°) 20 - 28
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Distribution

Vigna vexillata var. wightii world distribution map, present in India

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:953482-1
WFO ID wfo-0000204050
COL ID 7N52Y
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Synonyms

Vigna vexillata var. wightii Vigna wightii