Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Fabaceae

Genus:

Vigna

Species:

Vigna oblongifolia var. oblongifolia

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Vine

Native Range

East Tropical Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Northeast Tropical Africa: Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan-South Sudan, South Tropical Africa: Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa: Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, West Tropical Africa: Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, West-Central Tropical Africa: Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Gabon, Rwanda