Vigna unguiculata
From PlantUse English
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.
| Order | Fabales |
|---|---|
| Family | Leguminosae - Papilionoideae |
| Genus | Vigna |
2n = 22
Origin : Africa
wild and cultivated
| English | {{{english}}} |
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| French | {{{french}}} |
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Description
Popular names
Classification
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. (1842)
synonym: Vigna sinensis (L.) Hassk. (1844)
Unguiculata Group
- synonyms:
- Dolichos unguiculatus L. (1753)
- D. sinensis L. (1754)
- D. melanophthalmus DC.
- V. unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
- Popular names
- English: cowpea ; blackeyed pea, southern pea, crowder pea
- French: niébé ; haricot à l'œil noir, cornille, banette, voème
- German: Kuherbse, Kundebohne ; Augenbohne
- Spanish: judía careta, frijol de vaca, caupí
- Portuguese: feijão frade, feijão fradinho
- Italian: fagiolo dall'occhio nero
- Arabic: lūbiya
see more European names
Biflora Group
- synonyms:
- Dolichos biflorus L. (1753)
- Phaseolus cylindricus L. (1754)
- D. catjang Burm. f. (1768)
- V. unguiculata subsp. cylindrica (L.) Verdc. (1970)
- Popular names
- English: catjang, catjang bean
- French: catjang
- German: Catjangbohne
- Spanish: poroto catjang
Sesquipedalis Group
- synonyms:
- Dolichos sesquipedalis L. (1763)
- V. sesquipedalis (L.) Fruhw. (1898)
- V. unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis L.) Verdc. (1970)
- Popular names
- English: asparagus bean, yard long bean, long bean
- French: haricot-kilomètre, "haricot long", dolique asperge
- German: Spargelbohne, Spargelfisole, Langbohne
- Dutch: kouseband
- Spanish: dólico espárrago, judía espárrago
- Portuguese: feijão esparago, feijão gigante
- Italian: fagiolo asparago
- Chinese: dau gok (Cantonese)
- Vietnamese: đậu đũa
see more European names
Textilis Group
synonym: V. sinensis var. textilis A. Chev.
- Popular names
- English:
- French: niébé textile
Cultivars
Dolique de Cuba (Vilmorin-Andrieux, 1904)
Dolique géant extra-hâtif (Vilmorin-Andrieux, 1904)
Dolique très hâtif à longue cosse (Vilmorin-Andrieux, 1904)
History
This famous painting shows a dish of black-eye beans, which was the only bean (excepting broad bean) known in Europe before the arrival of Phaseolus vulgaris.
