Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
Southern Pea
Also known as: Dolichos capitatus Wall. +18 more
- Dolichos capitatus Wall.
- Dolichos catjang Burm.f.
- Dolichos catjang L.
- Dolichos echinatulus Blanco
- Dolichos hastatus Lour.
- Dolichos hastifolius Schnizl.
- Dolichos hastifolius Stokes
- Dolichos leucomelas Kunze
- Dolichos lubia Forssk.
- Dolichos melanophthalmus DC.
- Dolichos monachalis Brot.
- Dolichos obliquifolius Schnizl.
- Dolichos sinensis L.
- Dolichos sinensis var. ater Hassk.
- Dolichos sinensis var. elongatus Hassk.
- Dolichos sinensis var. maculatus Hassk.
- Dolichos sinensis var. rubiginosus Hassk.
- Dolichos sphaerospermus (L.) DC.
- Dolichos subracemosus Jacq.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling annual.
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Indigenous to Africa, Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata (commonly known as Southern Pea) is a scrambling plant belonging to the Fabaceae family. Within its native range, this subspecies is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions. It is a naturally occurring subspecies of Vigna unguiculata, which is linked below, along with other subspecies of this species.
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, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Andaman Is., Arkansas, Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cambodia, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, India, Iraq, Jamaica, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Korea, Laccadive Is., Laos, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Marianas, Maryland, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, North Carolina, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Somalia, South Carolina, Sri Lanka, Surinam, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Windward Is., Yemen
Base Species & Variations