Vigna angularis var. nipponensis




Family Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Phaseoleae
Subtribe Phaseolinae
Scientific name Vigna angularis (Willdenow) Ohwi & Ohashi var. nipponensis (Ohwi) Ohwi & Ohashi
Synonyms Azukia angularis (Willdenow) Ohwi var. nipponensis (Ohwi) Ohwi; Phaseolus angularis (Willdenow) W. F. Wight forma nipponensis (Ohwi) Kitamura; Phaseolus angularis (Willdenow) W. F. Wight var. nipponensis (Ohwi) Ohwi; Phaseolus nipponensis Ohwi
Common name (Japanese common name) yabu-turu-azuki (ヤブツルアズキ, 藪蔓小豆 [meaning: bush climing azuki bean])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Nepal
Habitat Mountane forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=22
Description Leaves ternate, terminal leaflet 3-7cm long, 2-5cm wide. Flowers yellow, flowering in August to September. Fruits 4-5cm long, ca. 4mm wide. Vine. Annual plants.
Reference Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi & Ohashi var. nipponensis (Ohwi) Ohwi & Ohashi
Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi & H. Ohashi var. nipponensis (Ohwi) Ohwi & H. Ohashi
Note Vigna angularis var. nipponensis is a vine plants. On the other hand, Vigna angularis (Vigna angularis var. angularis) is not vine.



September 2006
at edge of forest
September 2006
at edge of forest
September 2006
at edge of forest



September 2006
at edge of forest
September 2006
at edge of forest
September 2006
at edge of forest