Vigna unguiculata

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q498940
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Vigna unguiculata

Summary

Vigna unguiculata is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.59% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,780 views/month, #1,156 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vigna unguiculata's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Vigna unguiculata is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Vigna unguiculata belongs to the parent taxon Vigna[5].
  • Vigna unguiculata's scientific name is Vigna unguiculata[6].
  • Vigna unguiculata is a type of useful plant[7].
  • Vigna unguiculata is used for medicinal plant[8].
  • Vigna unguiculata is used for fodder[9].
  • Vigna unguiculata is used for vegetable[10].
  • Vigna unguiculata's Commons category is recorded as Vigna unguiculata[11].
  • Vigna unguiculata's has basionym is recorded as Dolichos unguiculatus[12].
  • Vigna unguiculata's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vigna unguiculata[13].
  • Vigna unguiculata's Commons gallery is recorded as Vigna unguiculata[14].
  • Vigna unguiculata's external data available at URL is recorded as http://www.cropontology.org/rdf/CO_340:ROOT[15].
  • Vigna unguiculata's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/c87068b8-7db7-49bf-b33e-eb51ffbe6345[16].
  • Vigna unguiculata's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[17].
  • Vigna unguiculata's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[18].
  • Vigna unguiculata's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 41[19].
  • Vigna unguiculata's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=41647[20].
  • Vigna unguiculata's this taxon is source of is recorded as cowpea[21].
  • Vigna unguiculata's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'V. unguiculata'}[22].
  • Vigna unguiculata is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'blackeyed pea'}[23].
  • Vigna unguiculata is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '豇豆'}[24].
  • Vigna unguiculata is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '豇豆'}[25].
  • Vigna unguiculata is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '短豇豆'}[26].
  • Vigna unguiculata is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '赤小豆叶'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Vigna unguiculata is Vigna unguiculata[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Vigna[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'blackeyed pea'}[23], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '豇豆'}[24], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '豇豆'}[25], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '短豇豆'}[26], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '赤小豆叶'}[27], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '豇豆壳'}[28].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 122898[29], 122891[30], and 122892[31]. Vigna unguiculata's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3917[32]. Vigna unguiculata's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 655178[33]. Vigna unguiculata's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2982583[34]. Vigna unguiculata's ITIS TSN is recorded as 27018[35].

Why It Matters

Vigna unguiculata ranks in the top 0.59% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,780 views/month, #1,156 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [32] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [35] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [33] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [34] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 2952845
    Has basionym Dolichos unguiculatus
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    This taxon is source of cowpea
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