Vigna unguiculata
Black Eyed Bean, Blackeyed Pea
Other regional names: Cowpea +1 more
- Cowpea
- Reeve's Pea
Also known as: Dolichos melanophthalamus DC. +16 more
- Dolichos melanophthalamus DC.
- Dolichos sinensis Forssk.
- Dolichos unguiculatus L.
- Dolichos unguiculatus Thunb.
- Liebrechtsia scabra DeWild.
- Scytalise tenuis E.Mey.
- Scytalise tenuis var. ovata E.Mey.
- Vigna antunesii Torre
- Vigna caerulea Baker
- Vigna catjang Savi
- Vigna sinensis subsp. sinensis
- Vigna sinensis var. spontea Schweinf.
- Vigna tenuis (E.Mey.) F.Dietr.
- Vigna unguiculata Bertoni
- Vigna unguiculata subsp. dekindtiana B.J.Pienaar
- Vigna unguiculata subsp. dekindtiana Maréchal
- Vigna unguiculata var. unguiculata
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling annual.
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Vigna unguiculata (commonly known as Black-Eyed-Bean or Blackeyed Pea) is a scrambling plant within the Fabaceae family. It originates in Africa. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Macaronesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Algeria, Andaman Is., Arkansas, Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cambodia, Colombia, Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, India, Iraq, Jamaica, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Korea, Laccadive Is., Laos, Leeward Is., Libya, Louisiana, Madagascar, Marianas, Maryland, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niger, North Carolina, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Somalia, South Carolina, Sri Lanka, Surinam, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Windward Is., Yemen
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms