Vigna juncea
Milne-Redh.
Fabaceae Edible: Seeds
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Description
A bean family plant. It is a climbing or trailing herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has a woody rootstock. This is 4-18 cm long by about 1 cm wide. The flowering stems do not have leaves. They are 15-50 cm tall. The leaves have 3 leaflets. These are 2-4 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. The fruit is a pod 4-8 cm long by 3 cm wide. The seeds are about 3 cm long by 2 cm wide. There are some varieties.
Edible Uses
The seeds are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR, East Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Synonyms
Haydonia juncea (Milne-Redh.) Marechal
References (3)
- Dakora, F. D., 2013, Biogeographic Distribution, Nodulation and Nutritional Attributes of Underutilized Indigenous Agrican Legumes. Acta Horticulturae Number 979 Vol. 1. p 53
- East African Herbarium records, 1981,
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 139
