Cowpea

Cowpea
Black-eyed peas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Genus:
Vigna
Species:
V. unguiculata
Binomial name
Vigna unguiculata
(L.) Walp.
Synonyms

Vigna sinensis

The cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is one of several species of the widely grown genus Vigna. The black-eyed pea is an example.


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