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Vigna unguiculata

Vigna unguiculata
Common names: cowpea, black- eyed pea, southern pea (Eng.); akkerbone, boontjie, koertjie (Afr.); isikhwali, indumba, isihlumaya, umcwasibe (isiZulu); dinawa (Sotho
Family: Fabaceae

... Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden February 2025 Vigna unguiculata is a versatile plant that can grow as an ... has a dark ring at the point where it attaches to the pod. Vigna unguiculata is indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa, with ... enhancing the plant's reproductive success. Vigna Cowpea is easily propagated from seed, making it an ...

10 / 02 / 2025 | Lungisani Zondi | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Vigna vexillata var. vexillata

Vigna vexillata var. vexillata
Common names: wild cowpea, narrow-leaved wild sweetpea (Eng.); wilde-akkerboontjie, wilde-ertjie (Afr.); mgcenga (siSwati); isikhwali, ubombo, umcwasibe, umnxwasibe
Family: Fabaceae

... images and Linda Willemse for assisting with images.     Vigna vexillata  var. vexillata is a creeping or climbing ... or soft appressed hairs. Fig. 2. A tri-pinnate leaf of Vigna vexillata var. vexillata showing typical egg-shaped ... and mottled black to maroon. Fig. 3. Long peduncles of Vigna vexillata var. vexillata . Photographed by Jonathan ...

21 / 03 / 2022 | Ofentse Mmako | National Herbarium Pretoria
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