Vigna - Wikipedia Vigna is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution [2] It includes some well-known cultivated species, including many types of beans Some are former members of the genus Phaseolus
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) Plant Guide - USDA Plants Database General: Cowpea is a warm-season, annual legume that exhibits a wide range of growth habits Varieties may be short and bushy, prostrate, or tall and vine-like Canopy heights can be 2–3 feet, depending on the variety The upright stems are hollow and hairless, roughly 0 4 or 2 5 inch (1 cm) wide The stems of twining varieties are thinner
Snail Vine, Vigna caracalla, Monrovia Plant The species Vigna caracalla (syn Phaseolus caracalla) is a leguminous vine from the family Fabaceae, originating in tropical South America and Central America The species name caracall is a corruption of the Portuguese caracol, meaning snail
Growing Vigna, The Corkscrew Vine - North American Farmer Vigna (Vigna Caracalla), often called corkscrew vine, snail bean and snail vine is native to tropical South America and Central America It belongs to the Fabaceae family This perennial, fast-growing flowering vine can grow up to 20 feet in height, and prized for its long clusters of aromatic blooms
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Vigna - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics The genus Vigna is a large pantropical genus with 82 described species distributed among 7 subgenera, namely Ceratotropis, Haydonia, Lasiospron, Macrorhyncha, Plectotropis, Sigmoidotropis and Vigna, and 150 species (Maréchal, Mascherpa, Stainer, 1978; Tomooka, Vaughan, Moss, 2002)
Cowpea | Legume, Pulses, Vegetable | Britannica Cowpea, (Vigna unguiculata), annual plant within the pea family (Fabaceae) grown for its edible legumes The plants are thought to be native to West Africa and are widely cultivated in warm regions around the world In addition to their use as a protein-rich food crop, cowpeas are extensively grown