Vigna hosei
Sarawak Bean, Sarawak Bean
Also known as: Dolichos hosei Craib +5 more
- Dolichos hosei Craib
- Vigna hosei var. hosei
- Vigna hosei var. pubescens Maréchal, Mascherpa & Stainier
- Vigna oligosperma Backer
- Vigna parkeri subsp. acutifolia Verdc.
- Vigna parkeri subsp. acutifoliola Verdc.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing annual or perennial.
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Vigna hosei (commonly known as Sarawak Bean) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Fabaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Asia, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Taiwan
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)
Caroline Is., Florida, French Guiana, Hawaii, India, Kenya, Leeward Is., Mozambique, New Caledonia, Peru, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Surinam, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Windward Is.