Vigna lobatifolia

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Fabaceae Edible: Roots, Tubers

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Description

A herb. It is a climber and can keep growing from year to year. It has a deep fleshy taproot. The leaves have 3 leaflets and the end leaflet has 3 lobes. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves. The seeds are brown.

Edible Uses

The root tubers are eaten raw or cooked.

Traditional Uses

The root tubers are eaten raw or cooked.

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Distribution

A tropical plant. It can grow in dry sandy soils. It grows between 300-450 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places.

Where It Grows

Africa, Angola, Botswana, Central Africa, East Africa, Namibia, Southern Africa, Zambia,

Notes

There are about 150 Vigna species. They are mostly in the tropics.

Synonyms

Vigna dinteri Harms

Also Known As

Muyimbo, Ombibio

References (14)

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Lee, 1979,
Macmillan, H.F. (Revised Barlow, H.S., et al) 1991, Tropical Planting and Gardening. Sixth edition. Malayan Nature Society. Kuala Lumpur. p 330
Maguire, 1978,

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Marshall, 1976, (As Vigna dinteri)
D. Oliver, Fl. trop. Afr. 2:199. 1871
Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 139
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Story, 1958, (As Vigna dinteri)
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/econ.pl (10 April 2000)
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