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Fabaceae

Wild pea

Leptospron adenanthum (G.Mey.) A.Delgado

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Leptospron

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Wild pea: This vine is native to the Neotropics, but planted in West Africa and elsewhere as forage. It goes by names such as Moth Bean and Wild Pea.
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
腺药豇豆, 腺藥豇豆
English
Wild pea

Synonyms

  • Dolichos oleraceum Schum.
  • Dolichos oleraceus Schumach. & Thonn.
  • Phaseolus adenanthus G.Mey.
  • Phaseolus adenanthus f. bahiensis Hassl.
  • Phaseolus adenanthus f. guaraniticus Hassl.
  • Phaseolus adenanthus f. janeirensis Hassl.
  • Phaseolus adenanthus f. subtortus Hassl.
  • Phaseolus adenanthus f. velutinus Hassl.
  • Phaseolus adenanthus var. caeduorum (Mart. ex Benth.) Hassl.
  • Phaseolus adenanthus var. genuinus Hassl.
  • Phaseolus adenanthus var. latifolius Hassl.
  • Phaseolus adenanthus var. radicans (Benth.) Hassl.
  • Phaseolus adenanthus var. truxillensis Hassl.
  • Phaseolus alatus Roxb.
  • Phaseolus alatus Schrank
  • Phaseolus amarus Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
  • Phaseolus amoenus Macfad.
  • Phaseolus amoenus Sol. ex G.Forst.
  • Phaseolus barbulatus Benth.
  • Phaseolus brevipes Benth.
  • Phaseolus caeduorum Mart. ex Benth.
  • Phaseolus cirrosus Kunth
  • Phaseolus cochleatus Bello
  • Phaseolus cochleatus var. pallidus Bello
  • Phaseolus cochleatus var. violaceus Bello
  • Phaseolus cuernavacanus Rose
  • Phaseolus cumingii Benth.
  • Phaseolus cummingii Benth.
  • Phaseolus latifolius Benth.
  • Phaseolus macfadyenii Steud.
  • Phaseolus occidentalis Rose
  • Phaseolus radicans Benth.
  • Phaseolus rostratus Wall.
  • Phaseolus senegalensis Guill. & Perr.
  • Phaseolus spiralis Piper
  • Phaseolus subtortus Benth.
  • Phaseolus surinamensis Miq.
  • Phaseolus truxillensi var. grandiflorus Micheli
  • Phaseolus truxillensi var. minor Benth.
  • Phaseolus truxillensis f. velutina Chodat & Hassl.

and 2 more.

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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.