Vigna unguiculata cylindrica
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Vigna unguiculata cylindrica

Vigna unguiculata cylindrica

Edibility
4/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Vigna unguiculata cylindrica is an annual plant, varying in habit from erect and bushy to prostrate and scrambling. It produces stems from 15 - 80cm long[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The plant is often cultivated for its edible seed in warm temperate and tropical zones. An abundant cropper, it can produce a crop all year round in the Tropics, especially if new sowings are made every few months[ 296 Title Tropical Food Gardens Publication Author Norrington. L. Publisher Bloomings Books (Melbourne) Year 2001 ISBN 1-876473-41-x Description Excellent little book giving some basic information on a range of plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeA cultivated form, notknown in the wild.
HabitatNot known in the wild