Vigna minima (PROSEA)

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Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Vigna minima (Roxb.) Ohwi & Ohashi

Synonyms

• Phaseolus minimus Roxb.,
• Azukia minima (Roxb.) Ohwi

Distribution

Philippines, China, Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan.

Uses

(Dry?) seeds edible.

Observations

Annual herb, 1 2 m long, twining, in thickets and among coarse grasses. Three formae have been described, here f. minima.

Selected sources

• Maréchal, R. et al., 1978. Boissiera 28: 216 217.

• Merrill, E.D., 1912. A flora of Manila. Manila Bureau of Printing. p. 261.

• Ohashi, H., 1977. In: Flora of Taiwan. Epoch Publishing Co., Taipei, Taiwan. Vol. 3: 413 415.