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Vigna nigritia

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

Hooker f.

Common Names

• Bambe (Senegal)

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Congo ( R)
• Gabon
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Guinea Bissau
• Ivory Coast
• Liberia
• Mali
• Nigeria
• Senegal
• Sierra Leone
• Togo
• Zaire
• Zambia

Natural Habitats

• Savanna
• grassland
• disturbed areas
• marshland

Flowering Times

• Mar-Jun (Central Af)

Fruiting Times

• Sep-Dec (Central Af)

Herbaceous climber, sparsely hairy stems, pink, blue, mauve, red or violet flowers

Further References

• Botanicus
• Jstor
• Af.Vigna
• The Plant List 2