Fabaceae

Zombi pea

Vigna vexillata (L.) A.Rich.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Vigna

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Zombi pea (Vigna vexillata) — FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Afrikaans: Wilde ertjie
Chinese: 野豇豆, 云南山土瓜, 山土瓜
English: Zombi pea, Wild cowpea, Wild mung
Hausa: Waken damo

Synonyms

Dolichos vexillatus (L.) Kunth
Phaseolus capensis sensu Thunb.
Phaseolus vexillatus L.
Vigna dolichoneura Harms
Vigna vexillata f. typica Domin

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Karl Tattersall, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sunčana Bradley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jayesh Patil from Mumbai, India, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Peter Warren, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Margaret Burger, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ajit Ampalakkad, 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.