Fabaceae FAMILY

Vigna minima

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Vigna minima is a climbing annual plant. The slender stems can be 1 - 2 metres long, they scramble over the ground and twine into the surrounding vegetation[ 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. , 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for its edible seed.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - India, China, Taiwan, Japan, Ryuku Islands, Philippines.

HabitatIn thickets and amongst coarse grasses[ 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. ].