PLANTS Profile for Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis (yardlong bean)

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Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdc.
yardlong bean

Symbol:

VIUNS2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

Distribution:

Not in PFA

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Photo of Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdc.

Vigna sesquipedalis

Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Turkey, Kashgar. Usage Requirements.

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Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdc.

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Synonyms:
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdc.

	DOSE2	Dolichos sesquipedalis L.
	VISE10	Vigna sesquipedalis (L.) Fruw.
	VISIS2	Vigna sinensis (L.) Savi ex Hassk. ssp. sesquipedalis (L.) Eselt.

Related Taxa:
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdc.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 27 species in Vigna, 5 subspecies in Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.

Classification:
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdc.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Vigna Savi – cowpea
Species	Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. – blackeyed pea
Subspecies	Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdc. – yardlong bean

U.S. Weed Information:
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdc.

Vigna unguiculata
blackeyed pea

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SWSS

Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.

More Accounts and Images:
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdc.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524853.

Related Web Sites:
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdc.

American Phytopathological Society

Asia Food

FL-University of Florida Extension

Henriette's Herbal Homepage

IN-Center for New Crops and Plants Products

TX-TAMU Vegetable Information

www.rain.org

Time Generated: 01/17/2009 12:12 PM MST