Fabaceae
Notched cowpea
Vigna marina
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Vigna
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Common names
By language (10)
- Arabic
- لوبياء بحرية
- arz
- لوبياء بحريه
- Chinese
- 滨豇豆, 濱豇豆
- English
- Notched cowpea, Beach pea
- French
- Dolique jaune, Haricot canaque des dunes, Haricot sauvage, Pois canaque, Pois de mer, Pois des plages
- Hawaiian
- Lemuomakili, Mohihihi, Nanea, Nenea, Okolemakili, Puhili, Puhilihili, Pulihilihi
- Indonesian
- Kacang laut
- Japanese
- ハマアズキ
- Malayalam
- വിഗ്ന മാരിന
- Thai
- ถั่วผีทะเล
Synonyms
- Dolichos luteus Sw.
- Dolichos retusus E.Mey.
- Dolichos savii Montrouz.
- Phaseolus marinus Burm.
- Phaseolus obovatus Graham
- Scytalis anomala Vogel
- Scytalis retusa E.Mey.
- Vigna anomala Walp.
- Vigna lutea (Sw.) A.Gray
- Vigna lutea var. samoensis Hochr.
- Vigna repens var. lutea (Sw.) Kuntze
- Vigna retusa (E.Mey.) Walp.
- Vigna rotundifolia Hassk.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, 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.