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Vigna kirkii

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

(Baker) J.B. Gillett

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Burundi
• Cameroon
• Gambia
• Guinea Bissau
• Kenya
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zaire
• Zambia

Natural Habitats

• Grassland
• bushland
• alluvial plains
• forest
• disturbed areas
• inundated areas
• streams & riversides
• savannas
• lakeside

Flowering Times

• Apr Feb-May

Fruiting Times

• Apr

Herbaceous perennial twiner or trailer with trifolilate leaves, central leaflet to 40mm long, 2-flowered inflorescence of orange-yellow flowers, mauve, yellow or white with a yellow patch or pale blue tinged yellow flowers, slightly hairy calyx to 4mm, pink corolla to 12mm, glabrous pod 100mm x 3mm

Food & drink

Further References

• Mobot
• Af.Vigna
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA