Vigna vexillata
Wild Cowpea, Zombi Pea
Also known as: Phaseolus glycinaeformis Weinm. +9 more
- Phaseolus glycinaeformis Weinm.
- Phaseolus helvolus Michx.
- Plectotropis angustifolia Schumach. & Thonn.
- Plectotropis hirsuta Schumach. & Thonn.
- Vigna dolichoneura Harms
- Vigna lobelifolia Baker
- Vigna thonnongii Hook.f.
- Vigna vexillata f. typica Domin
- Vigna vexillata var. linearis Craib
- Vigna vexillata var. thonningii (Hook.) Baker
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling perennial.
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Vigna vexillata (commonly known as Wild Cowpea or Zombi Pea) is a scrambling plant belonging to the Fabaceae family. Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Burkina, Burundi, C. American Pacific Is., Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Windward Is., Yemen, 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)
New Guinea
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms