Vigna adenantha

Botanical Description

Vigna adenantha is a perennial, herbaceous, climbing plant producing annual stems up to 7 metres long from a perennial, tuberous rootstock. The stems either creep along the ground or twine into other plants for support[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 375 Title Grassland Species - Profiles Publication Author Website http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/Gbase/Default.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse information on over 650 species of plants that grow in grassland, including trees, shrubs and perennial plants as well as grasses. Gives a brief description of the plant, its range and habitat and some of its uses. ]. The plant supplies edible seedpods, seeds and tuberous roots. These are generally viewed as emergency foods for use in times of need, though the plant is also sometimes cultivated as a food crop[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. With its large pink and white flowers, which turn yellow with age, the plant can be grown as an ornamental climber[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].