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Vigna angularis

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

(Willdenow) Ohwi & H. Ohashi

Conservation Status

Least concern

Common Names

• Adzuki Bean
• Aduki Bean
• Azuki Bean
• Asuki Bean
• Chhih Hsiao Tou (Lesser Bean)
• Red Bean
• Amberique Gros
• Pipi
• Chi dou (Pinyin)
• Azuki (Japan)

Geographical Habitats

• Anhui
• Beijing
• Fujian
• Gansu
• Guangdong
• Guangxi
• Guizhou
• Hainan
• Hebei
• Heilongjiang
• Henan
• Hongkong
• Hubei
• Hunan
• Jiangsu
• Jiangxi
• Jilin
• Liaoning
• Macao
• Nei Mongol
• Ningxia
• Qinghai
• Shaanxi
• Shandong
• Shanghai
• Shanxi
• Sichuan
• Taiwan
• Tianjin
• Xinjiang
• Xizang
• Yunnan
• Zhejiang - China
• C. & S. Japan
• Nepal

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

• Jun-Jul (China)

Fruiting Times

• Sep-Oct (China)

Annual erect or twining hirsute or glabrous herb with axillary 2-flowered racemes of 20mm yellow flowers & glabrous torulose 120mm pods, hairy stems

Roots, pods & seeds edible, used for animal fodder

Further References

• Bailey 1976
• Huxley 1992
• Rubatzky 1997
• Smith 1998
• FOC
• APDC
• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus
• FOJ