Cow pea
Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
Also known as Asparagus Bean, Barbati, Black Eye Pea, Blue Goose Southern Pea, Common Cowpea, Southern Pea
About Cow pea
The black-eyed pea or black-eyed bean is a legume grown around the world for its medium-sized, edible bean. It is a subspecies of the cowpea, an Old World plant domesticated in Africa, and is sometimes simply called a cowpea. The common commercial variety is called the California Blackeye; it is pale-colored with a prominent black spot. The American South has countless varieties, many of them heirloom, that vary in size from the small lady peas to very large ones. The color of the eye may be black, brown, red, pink, or green. All the peas are green when freshly shelled and brown or buff when dried.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
- Genus
- Vigna
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Climber
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- Cultivated in the Tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
Local Names
- Hindi
- लोबिया Lobiya, लोबिया
- Nepali
- बोडी Boodee, बोडी
- Bengali
- Ghangra, বিউলির ডাল
- Tamil
- Kaattu ulundu, Karamani, காராமணி
- Telugu
- Alasandalu, Kaaraamanulu, అలసంద
- Kannada
- Alasabde, Alasundi
- Malayalam
- വൻപയർ
- Marathi
- Alasunda, चवळी Chavali
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Cow pea belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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