Taxon profile

species

Blackeyed Pea
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.

kingdom Plantae - plants » divisio Magnoliophyta - flowering plants » class Rosopsida - eudicots » order Fabales » family Fabaceae - Legumes » genus Vigna - cowpea

Scientific synonyms

Phaseolus unguiculatus (L.) Piper
Dolichos catjang Burm.f.
Vigna catjang (Burm.f.) Walp.
Vigna catjiang (Burm.f.) Walp.
Dolichos hastifolius Schnizl.
Dolichos lubia Forssk.
Dolichos melanophtalmus DC.
Dolichos melanophthalamus DC.
Dolichos monachalis Brot.
Dolichos obliquifolius Schnizl.

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Other names

= Asparagus Bean
= Black-eyed Bean
= Catjang
= Cow Pea

= Crowder Pea
= Chawalie
= Lobia
= Poona Pea
= Reeves Pea
= Snake Bean
= Southern Pea

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Images

Author: Michael Kesl

Intertaxon relationships

consumer: Tragocephala variegata Bertoloni, 1849, Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius, 1775) - Cowpea Weevils

consumer (larval stage only): Monoptilota pergratialis (Hulst, 1886)

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vegetable

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Included taxa

Number of records: 4

subspecies Vigna unguiculata subsp. cylindrica (L.) Verdc. - Catjang

subspecies Vigna unguiculata subsp. dekindtiana (Harms) Verdc. - Wild Cowpea

subspecies Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdc. - Yardlong Bean

subspecies Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata - Black-eyed Pea

Links and literature

Wikipedia Articles [Black-eyed_pea]

Wikipedia Articles [https://en.wikipedia.org]

PLANTS Database [VIUN]

PLANTS Database [http://plants.usda.gov]

Kew Science - Plants of the World online 2024-05 [1127257-2]

Kew Science - Plants of the World online [https://powo.science.kew.org], Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew [as Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.]
Data retrieved on: 31 January 2025

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