Vigna unguiculata (Linn.) Walp. subsp. sesquipedalis (Linn.) Verdc. (Leguminosae)
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名称文献:subsp. sesquipedalis (Linn.) Verdc. in Davies, Fl. Turkey 3:266. 1970, et in Kew Bull. 24: 544. 1970.——Dolichos sesquipedalis Linn. Sp. Pl. ed. 2, 1019. 1763.——Vigna sinensis (Linn.) Hassk. var. sesquipedalis (Linn.) Aschers. et Schweinf. Ill. Fl. Egypt in Mem. Ist. Egypt. 2: 69. 1889.——V. sesquipedalis (Linn.) Fruhw. Anbau Hulsenfr. 254. 1898;中国主要植物图说·豆科719. 1955.——V. sinensis (Linn.) Hassk. subsp. sesquipedalis (Linn.) Van Eseltine in Hedrick, Veg. New York 1(2):11. 1931.——V. sesquipedalis (Linn.) Verdc. var. sesquipedalis (Linn). Ohashi in Fl. E. Him. 3: 71. 1975: Hara et Williams, Enum. Fl. Pl. Nepal. 2:133. 1979.
形态特征:一年生攀援植物,长2-4米。荚果长30-70(-90)厘米,宽4-8毫米,下垂,嫩时多少膨胀;种子肾形,长8-12毫米。花、果期夏季。
产地分布:我国各地常见栽培.非洲及亚洲的热带及温带地区均有栽培。
功能用途:嫩荚作蔬菜,品种依荚的色泽可大致为白皮种(淡绿色)、青皮种、红皮种及斑纹种四种。