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Enriched botanical record

Vigna unguiculata

Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.

Also indexed ascowpeaVigna unguiculata unguiculata cultivar groupAugenbohneBlack-eyed PeaBlackeyed PeaBoca-pretaBorulceBörülce
FamilyFabaceae
GenusVigna
Use categories7
Linked notes0

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusVigna
Scientific name with authorshipVigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Dolichos melanophthalamus DC.Dolichos sinensis Forssk.Dolichos unguiculatus L.Dolichos unguiculatus Thunb.Liebrechtsia scabra DeWild.Phaseolus unguiculatus (L.) PiperScytalise tenuis E.Mey.Scytalise tenuis var. ovata E.Mey.Vigna antunesii TorreVigna caerulea BakerVigna catjang SaviVigna sinensis subsp. sinensisVigna sinensis var. spontea Schweinf.Vigna tenuis (E.Mey.) F.Dietr.Vigna unguiculata BertoniVigna unguiculata subsp. dekindtiana B.J.PienaarVigna unguiculata subsp. dekindtiana MaréchalVigna unguiculata var. unguiculata

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
Crop wild relative

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier1127257-2
Use codesAF EU GS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeYes

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASAL

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Vigna unguiculata.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.