Fabaceae

Purple cowpea

Ancistrotropis peduncularis (Fawc. & Rendle) A.Delgado

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Ancistrotropis

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Purple cowpea: Widespread in the Neotropics. Flowers range from white to purple. Photo from near Baños, Ecuador. — Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Purple cowpea

Synonyms

Bradburya cologanioides Rusby
Phaseolus pascuorum Mart. ex Benth.
Phaseolus peduncularis Kunth
Phaseolus peduncularis f. intermedius Hassl.
Phaseolus peduncularis f. subhastatus Hassl.
Phaseolus peduncularis var. genuinus Hassl.
Phaseolus pedunculatus Spreng.
Phaseolus reptans Ducke
Phaseolus spixianus Benth.
Phaseolus spixianus var. schottianus Benth.
Vigna peduncularis Fawc. & Rendle
Vigna peduncularis var. peduncularis

Photos

Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.