Fabaceae

Sarawak bean

Vigna hosei (Craib) Backer

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Vigna

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Sarawak bean (Vigna hosei) — FlowerPhoto: Matteo Bellucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 和氏豇豆, 短果豇豆
English: Sarawak bean

Synonyms

Dolichos hosei Craib
Vigna hosei var. hosei
Vigna hosei var. pubescens Maréchal, Mascherpa & Stainier
Vigna oligosperma Backer
Vigna parkeri subsp. acutifoliola Verdc.
Vigna parkeri subsp. maranguensis (Taub. ex Engl.) Verdc.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Matteo Bellucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: None given, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Elliot Greiner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 鄭雪雲, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 曾昱承 Yu-Cheng Zeng, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 黃美滿, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.