Fabaceae FAMILY Data Deficient

Vigna hosei

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Vigna hosei is a prostrate, perennial plant producing stems 1 - 2 metres long that scramble over the ground or twine into any surrounding vegetation. The plant often forms new roots at the leaf nodes[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is an excellent ground cover and green manure crop, often cultivated in southeast Asia and also in other parts of the tropics. There is currently insufficient information available to evaluate Vigna hosei. The plant is classified as 'Data Deficient' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2016)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native Range?Southeastern Africa.

HabitatNot known as a wild plant. Naturalized in southern china, where it grows in grass at roadsides, wastelands; at elevations below 500 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].