Vigna vexillata (Wild sweatpea)
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> Genus: Vigna
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Vigna vexillata var. angustifolia,
entrance of Sheba Forestry Estate, Zimbabwe. [photo Bart Wursten ©, Flora of Zimbabwe] |
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Vigna vexillata var. vexillata, road
north of Troutbeck by Cheshire Cottage, Zimbabwe. [photo Bart Wursten ©, Flora of Zimbabwe] |
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Vigna vexillata var. angustifolia,
Cascades road near plateau above Morumbodzi Falls, lower slopes of Mount
Gorongosa, Mozambique. [photos Bart Wursten ©,
Flora of
Mozambique] |
This species is native to Africa and is evidently
cultivated on a small scale in some areas of southern Africa for eating of the
beans and seeds. The roots are also edible.
Links
Publications
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van Wyk, B.-E. & Gericke, N. 2000. People's
Plants. A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa. Briza Publications,
Pretoria.
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