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Botanical Name
Vigna cylindrica (L.) Skeels
English Name
Jerusalem pea, Catjang, Marble pea
Synonym(s)
Dolichos biflorus L., Vigna catjang Walp., Vigna unguiculata var.cylindrica (L.)Verdc.
Family
Fabaceae
An annual or perennial herb. Leaves alternate, pinnately 3-foliolate; lateral leaflets asymmetric; stipules and stipels present. Inflorescences racemose, axillary. Pod + cylindrical, dehiscent, straight or curved; Orange colored seeds without obvious aril.
Diuretic and Stomachic (seeds)
Plants For A Future
The seeds are used to strengthen the stomach. When boiled and eaten as a food it is considered to destroy worms in the stomach.
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