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Vigna unguiculata
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The cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is an annual herbaceous legume from the genus Vigna. It can be erect, semierect (trailing), or climbing. A high level of morphological diversity is found within the species with large variations in the size, shape, and structure of the plant. Four subspecies are recognised, three of which are cultivated.
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Vigna unguiculata, commonly known as the blackeyed pea, is a species within the genus Vigna. It is classified in the family Fabaceae, order Fabales, and class Magnoliopsida, belonging to the phylum Tracheophyta and kingdom Plantae. The scientific name is cited as Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. This leguminous crop plant is categorized as a useful plant with applications as a vegetable, fodder, and medicinal plant.
Records indicate the taxon has a range that includes Beijing, Fujian, Guangdong, and the Tibet Autonomous Region. In Mexico, occurrences have been documented by institutions such as UACH, CICY, ECOSUR, SEMAHN, and CCBA-FMVZ-UADY. The species has a water footprint of 6906.
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Species
Vigna unguiculata
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
豇（jiāng）豆（學名：Vigna unguiculata，漢語拼音：jiāng dòu，注音符號：ㄐㄧㄤ ㄉㄡˋ)，又称豆角、长豆、红豆（不是赤豆）、缸豆，属豆科豇豆属植物。臺灣閩南語俗稱菜豆仔，還有人稱呼它長豆、豆角、米豆等。豇豆是最重要的食品豆科作物之一。覆蓋亞洲，非洲，歐洲南部，中美洲和南美洲等半乾旱熱帶地區。豆莢稍肉質且柔軟，外觀呈長條狀圓柱形，長度大約30~50公分，直徑約0.6~1.0公分；內有種子多顆，種子長橢圓形或圓柱形或稍腎形，長 0.6~1.2 公分，黃白色、暗紅色或其他顏色。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,892
- With media
- 1,478
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Collections
- UACH, CICY, ECOSUR, SEMAHN, CCBA-FMVZ-UADY
- Recorded in
- Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- useful plant
- Parent taxon
- Vigna
- Image
- BlackeyeBean.jpg
- Has use
- vegetable
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- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Vigna unguiculata
- Commons category
- Vigna unguiculata
- Commons gallery
- Vigna unguiculata
- taxon common name
- 豇豆根
- external data available at URL
- www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4
- taxon range
- Gabon
- water footprint
- 6906
- short name
- V. unguiculata
- taxon author citation
- (L.) Walp.
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- History
- Cultivation
- Pests and diseases
- Production and consumption
- Nutrition
- Culinary uses
- References
- External links
The cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is an annual herbaceous legume from the genus Vigna. It can be erect, semierect (trailing), or climbing. A high level of morphological diversity is found within the species with large variations in the size, shape, and structure of the plant. Four subspecies are recognised, three of which are cultivated.
Its tolerance for sandy soil and low rainfall have made it an important crop in the semiarid regions across Africa and Asia. It was domesticated in Africa and is one of the oldest crops to be farmed. A second domestication event probably occurred in Asia, before they spread into Europe and the Americas.
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