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Vigna unguiculata
Cowpea
As recorded: Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Falanruw, M.V.C.
- Collector number
- 3033
- Date
- July 6, 1975
- Locality
- Pagan. Northern Marianas
- Island
- Pagan
- Region
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Elevation
- 100 m
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 6, 1975, Falanruw, M.V.C. also collected 5 other specimens.
Vigna unguiculata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 214 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
VFVJ+M5M CV RAMAN ESTATE, Kodipalya, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560060, India
(c) Deepa Mohan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, South Africa
(c) rynoe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
Villages Of Bear Creek, TX 77449, USA
(c) Texas Bird Family, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-25
Rizhao, CN-SD, CN
(c) lsqm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-08
Brookshire, TX, US
(c) kathunter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-19
Lakeside, VA, USA
(c) Jade Floyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Vigna unguiculata. BISH 414382. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956235351. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/414382.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956235351 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026