Fabaceae FAMILY
Vigna unguiculata stenophylla
Vigna unguiculata stenophylla
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Vigna unguiculata stenophylla is a perennial climbing plant with a woody rootstock[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ]. The seedpods are harvested and eaten locally. The plant also has local medicinal uses.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSouthern Africa - Botswana, Namibia, South Africa.
HabitatMainly found on Kalahari Sand in southern Africa, often associated with Terminalia sericea, at elevations from 800 - 1,500 metres[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].