Fabaceae
Okie bean
Dipogon lignosus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Dipogon
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Okie bean
- Kannada
- ಚಪ್ಪರದವರೆ
Synonyms
- Dipogon glycinoides Liebm.
- Dolichos benthamii Meisn.
- Dolichos curtisii G.Don
- Dolichos gibbosus Thunb.
- Dolichos lablab var. lignosus Prain
- Dolichos lignosus L.
- Dolichos rhynchosioides Schltdl.
- Lablab purpureus var. lignosus (L.) Kumari
- Phaseolus rimbachii Standl.
- Verdcourtia lignosa (L.) Wilczek
- Verdcourtia lignosa (L.) R.Wilczek
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.