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Vigna unguiculata ssp. cylindrica
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. cylindrica (L.) Eselt. in Hedrick. Vegetables New York 1: 11. 1931.
Phaseolus cylindricus L., Herb. Amb. 23. 1754.
Vigna catjang (Burm. f.) Walp., Linnaea 13: 533. 1839; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 365(259). 1918.
Dolichos catjang Burm. f., Fl. Ind. 161. 1768.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Payar, Vellappayar, Kottappayar
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Description:
Suberect herbs. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets ovate-deltoid, shortly acuminate, faintly lobed at base, 10-18 x 3-5 cm, lateral ones deltoid-subtruncate at base; terminal one cuneate at base; petiole 4-12 cm long; stipules ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 1.4 x 0.3-0.4 cm. Racemes capitate, 4-6 (-10)-tubercled, on 3-18 cm long peduncle; pedicels 0.2 cm long. Calyx campanulate; segments 0.2 cm long. Pods patent, 10-15 seeded, shortly beaked, 10-15 cm long; seeds brown or white, 6.5 x 0.45 cm.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-April
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Cultivated
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Distribution:
Paleotropics
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Blue, Violet
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
Yes
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Endemic to:
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