Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Vigna vexillata
Scientific Name and Description
Vigna vexillata (L.) A. Rich
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Dolichos cylindricus DESV.
Dolichos cylindricus Desv.
Dolichos vexillatus (L.) Kunth
Phaseolus capensis sensu Thunb.
Phaseolus glycinaeformus Weinm.
Phaseolus humifusus Savi
Phaseolus pulniensis Wight
Phaseolus quadriflorus A. Rich.
Phaseolus sepiarius Dalzell
Phaseolus vexillatus L.
Plectrotropis angustifolia Schumach & Thonn.
Plectrotropis hirsuta Schum. & Thonn.
Strophostyles capensis E. Mey.
Vigna capensis (Thunb.) Burtt Davy
Vigna carinalis Benth.
Vigna crinita A. Rich.
Vigna davyi Bolus
Vigna dinteri Harms
Vigna dolichoneura Harms
Vigna golungensis Baker
Vigna hirta Hook.
Vigna lobatifolia Baker
Vigna phaseoloides Baker
Vigna scabra Sond.
Vigna senegalensis A. Chev.
Vigna thonningii Hook. f
Vigna tuberosa A. Richard
Dolichos cylindricus Desv.
Dolichos vexillatus (L.) Kunth
Phaseolus capensis sensu Thunb.
Phaseolus glycinaeformus Weinm.
Phaseolus humifusus Savi
Phaseolus pulniensis Wight
Phaseolus quadriflorus A. Rich.
Phaseolus sepiarius Dalzell
Phaseolus vexillatus L.
Plectrotropis angustifolia Schumach & Thonn.
Plectrotropis hirsuta Schum. & Thonn.
Strophostyles capensis E. Mey.
Vigna capensis (Thunb.) Burtt Davy
Vigna carinalis Benth.
Vigna crinita A. Rich.
Vigna davyi Bolus
Vigna dinteri Harms
Vigna dolichoneura Harms
Vigna golungensis Baker
Vigna hirta Hook.
Vigna lobatifolia Baker
Vigna phaseoloides Baker
Vigna scabra Sond.
Vigna senegalensis A. Chev.
Vigna thonningii Hook. f
Vigna tuberosa A. Richard
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | lovia, machali |
| Malayalam | kattupayar |
| Sanskrit | mudgaparni, nispava, rajamasa |
| Common Names | Zombi pea, wild cowpea, |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Herb usable parts
Roots
Seeds
Ethnopharmacology use
Vigna vexillata (L.) A. Rich
Habit - Erect herb
Parts used - Seed
Application - Edible
Treatment - General
References - Bhagat et al. 2016
References
Literature
Literature
Bhagat et al. 2016
AYURVEDIC DRUGS AND THEIR PLANT SOURCES Author - V.V. SIVARAJAN AND INDIRA BALACHANDRAN
INDIAN MATERIA MEDICA, FIRST EDITION 1908, 3RD EDITION 1954 Author - LATE DR.K.M.NADKARNI & A.K.NADKARNI
Title - Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Jowai Vol.I Author - N.P.Balakrishnan
Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
Vigna vexillata. (2022, March 10). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigna_vexillata