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Cowpea

කව්පි காராமணி

Vigna unguiculata

Cowpea
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Overview

The cowpea is an annual herbaceous legume from the genus Vigna. It can be erect, semierect (trailing), or climbing. A high level of morphological diversity is found within the species with large variations in the size, shape, and structure of the plant. Four subspecies are recognised, three of which are cultivated.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Cowpea — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (SI): කව්පි — CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikipedia (TA): காராமணி — CC BY-SA 4.0