Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Vigna [1979]

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Family: Fabaceae

family_ja: マメ

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description_en: Genus of about 150 species of erect and climbing or trailing annuals and ever-green perennials from woodland, scrub, and rocky areas in tropical regions of Africa, Asia, S. USA, and Central and South America. Most are cultivated as agricultural crops, for their edible pods and seeds (beans); the climbers are also grown as ornamentals, for their flowers, foliage, and seed pods. The alternate leaves are palmately lobed or 3-palmate with entire leaflets. Pea-like flowers with distinctive, coiled keel petals are borne in axillary clusters or racemes, often in alternate pairs, followed by linear, straight or curved pods. Where summer temperatures average less than 16°C (61°F), grow as annuals in a warm greenhouse. Elsewhere, grow over a pergola, arch, or tall tree stump.

hardiness_en: Frost tender.

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propagation_en: Sow seed at 13-18°C (55-64°F) in autumn or spring.

pests_en: Susceptible to red spider mites and whiteflies under glass.

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comment_ja: ササゲ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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