About Wild Cow Pea
Vigna vexillata, the Zombi pea or wild cowpea, is a variable, perennial climbing plant that is pantropical, found in regions such as Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Venezuela.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Vigna vexillata
- Genus
- Vigna
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Distribution
- Tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- जंगली मूंग Janglee Mung, Suryaparni, Machali
- Malayalam
- Kattupayar
- Marathi
- Halunda, बुरंबुळा Burambula, हळुंदा
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Wild Cow Pea belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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