Fabaceae

Blackeyed pea

Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Vigna

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Blackeyed pea (Vigna unguiculata) — FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (61)

Arabic: لوبياء ظفرية, لوبياء بلدي
Armenian: Կովոլոռ
arz: لوبياء ظفريه
ban: Kacang lindung
Bangla: বিউলির ডাল
Bulgarian: Папуда
Burmese: ပဲတောင့်ရှည်
Cantonese: 黑眼豆
Catalan: Cowpea
Chinese: 豇豆, 短豇豆, 豇豆叶, 豇豆壳, 豇豆根, 赤小豆叶
Croatian: Afrička crnookica
Czech: Dlouhatec čínský
dag: Sanʒi
Divehi: ރިހަ ތޮޅި, Cow pea
Dutch: Zwartogenboon
English: Blackeyed pea, Cowpea
Esperanto: Okulvigno
Filipino: Paayap, Cow pea, Cow-pea, Cowpea, Kibal, V unguiculata, V. unguiculata
Finnish: Lehmänpapu
French: Voème
Georgian: Ძაძა
German: Augenbohne, Kuhbohne, Schwarzaugenbohne
gor: Kacang Panjang
grc: Φάσηλος
Greek: Αμπελοφάσουλο
Gujarati: ચોળા
Hebrew: לוביה
Hindi: लोबिया
Icelandic: Augnbaun
Indonesian: Kacang tunggak
Italian: Fagiolo con l'occhio, Fagiolo dall'occhio
Japanese: ササゲ, ささげ, 大角豆, 豇豆, 黒目豆
Javanese: Polong sapi
ki: Thoroko
Kinyarwanda: Igishyimbo
Korean: 동부, 강두, 광저기
Maithili: बोडी
Malagasy: Voanemba
Malayalam: വൻപയർ
nan: Chhài-tāu
Nepali: बोडी
Norwegian Bokmål: Øyebønne
Norwegian Nynorsk: Augebønne
Persian: لوبیای چشمبلبلی, لوبیا چشم بلبلی, لوبیای چشم بلبلی
Polish: Wspięga wężowata, Fasolnik chiński
Portuguese: Feijão boca preta, Feijão careta, Feijão carita, Feijão corda, Feijão de macáçar, Feijão maçácar, Feijão mineiro, Feijão-careta
Punjabi: ਲੋਬੀਆ
Russian: Коровий горох, Долихос двуцветковый
Serbian: Крављи грашак, Црни окасти грашак
sg: Gbari
shn: ထူဝ်ႇယၢဝ်း, ထူဝ်ႇၽၵ်းယၢဝ်း
Shona: Nyemba
Sinhala: කව්පි
Spanish: Carilla, Caupi, Caupí, Chicharo salvaje, Chícharo salvaje, Frijol de fraile, Poroto tape
Swahili: Mkunde
Swedish: Ögonböna, Black-eyed pea
Tamil: காராமணி
Telugu: అలసంద
Turkish: Börülce, Börülceler, Karnıkara
Ukrainian: Вігна китайська
Vietnamese: Đậu dải

Synonyms

Dolichos catiang L.
Dolichos melanophtalmus DC.
Dolichos unguiculata L.
Dolichos unguiculatus L.
Phaseolus unguiculatus (L.) Piper
Vigna brachycalyx Baker f.
Vigna catjang Savi
Vigna catjiang (Burm.f.) Walp.
Vigna sinensis (L.) Savi ex Hausskn.
Vigna sinensis subsp. sinensis
Vigna sinensis var. spontea Schweinf.
Vigna unguiculata subvar. typica Bertoni
Vigna unguiculata var. catjang (Burm.f.) H.Ohashi
Vigna unguiculata var. unguiculata

Flowers

In flower: March to June, August to January (from 31 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: purple (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: rosshawkins, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: rosshawkins, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Texas Bird Family, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: HeraldDesa at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dr.S.Soundarapandian, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sunčana Bradley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dr.S.Soundarapandian, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daniel Atha, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dr.S.Soundarapandian, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Prince Molokomme, CC0, 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.