Vigna antunesii

Recorded from Zimbabwe and Mozambique. 

Vigna friesiorum

Vigna frutescens

Vigna gazensis

Vigna juncea

Recorded from Zimbabwe.

Vigna kokii

Vigna luteola

Vigna marina

Vigna monophylla

Vigna mudenia

Vigna nyangensis

Recorded from Zimbabwe.

Vigna oblongifolia

Vigna pygmaea

Vigna radiata

Recorded from Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

Vigna radicans

Recorded from Zimbabwe.

Vigna reticulata

Recorded from Zimbabwe.

Vigna scabrida

Vigna schlechteri

[= Vigna nervosa]

Vigna unguiculata (Cowpea, Asparagus bean, Yard-long bean)

Native to Africa, including southern Africa. It is an important commercial crop in Africa and is also grown as a subsistence crop. Besides the seeds, the leaves and young pods are also eaten and are considered nutritious.

Vigna vexillata

[= Vigna lobatifolia]

See Flora of Zimbabwe, where it split into two variations - var. vexillata and var. angustifolia.

Vigna comosa

Vigna caracalla (Snail vine, Snail flower)

Native to tropical South America.

Vigna radiata (Mung bean)

Mung beans originate from India and India remains a leading producer of this legume. Most mung beans are olive green in colour but they can also be yellow, brown, or mottled black. They are an excellent source of folic acid and a good source of magnesium, phosphorus and thiamin. Mung beans are an important food in rural areas of southern Africa, where the dry bean seeds are used or the beans themselves are eaten as a vegetable.