Vigna unguiculata

Cowpea

As recorded: Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata (Linnaeus, 1759) Van Eselt.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by: Moore, J.W.
Collector number: 647
Date: March 1, 1927
Locality: 1st valley N of the town of Fatuna
Island: Raiatea
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 10 m
Identified by: Tateishi, Y.
Record type: Preserved specimen

17 Bishop specimens of Vigna unguiculata · collected 1918–2008Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 1, 1927, Moore, J.W. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Vigna unguiculata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1927. 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 750074. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956414366. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/750074.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956414366 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026