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Lablab purpureus ssp. uncinatus

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

Verdcourt

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Botswana
• Comoros Is.
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Mali
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Niger
• Rwanda
• South Africa
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Natural Habitats

• Forest edge

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug
• Nov

Fruiting Times

• Dec

Clambering liana with white, purple & greenish flowers. Eaten as a vegetable

Further References

• Mobot
• Mansfeld
• The Plant List 2
• ILDIS