Janglee Mung / Wild Cow Pea
Vigna vexillata
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- March-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Vigna vexillata
- Genus
- Vigna
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Tropics
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Janglee Mung itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
- Fruit type
- LegumerecordedA dry pod that splits open along two seams (typical of the pea/bean family).“The pod is recurved, linear, 7.5–9 cm (3.0–3.5 in) long, and silky.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Janglee Mung itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- जंगली मूंग Janglee Mung, Suryaparni, Machali, halunda
- Malayalam
- Kattupayar
- Marathi
- Halunda, बुरंबुळा Burambula, हळुंदा
About Janglee Mung
Wild Cow Pea (Vigna vexillata) is a climber in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and 10 other states. It grows in moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to April.
Uses
Locally it is grown for parts that are eaten and used to hold soil and restore degraded ground.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Janglee Mung belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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