Vigna kirkii
(Baker) J. B. Gillett
Fabaceae Edible: Pod ?, Vegetable
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Meise Botanic Garden
Description
A bean family climber. The leaves have 3 leaflets. They are oval and 2-10 cm long by 1.5-5.5 cm wide. The flowers are pink or white. The pods are 7-10 cm long by 4-5 mm wide. They are almost straight and a narrow cylinder shape.
Edible Uses
The pods are eaten as a vegetable.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Uganda, Zambia,
Synonyms
Phaseolus kirkii BakerVigna schliebenii Harms
References (1)
- Ojelel, S., et al, 2019, Wild edible plants used by communities in and around selected forest reserves of Teso-Karamoja region, Uganda. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2019) 15:3
