Vigna unguiculata
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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The cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is an annual legume plant that grows in different forms, ranging from upright to trailing or climbing varieties, with considerable differences in size and shape among different plants of the species. It is an important crop, with three of its four recognized subspecies being cultivated for use.
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SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
Native toAngola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo
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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10 sectionsContents
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- Pests and diseases
- Production and consumption
- Nutrition
- Culinary uses
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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.
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.