Wildflower of the valley
Zombi Pea, Wild Cowpea
Vigna vexillata
- How easy to find
- Rare — you will see it only in some places
- Flower size
- Medium
- Family
- Fabaceae (Pea family)
- Local name
- Machali
- Type
- Perennial
- Height
- medium
- Flower colour
- red
- Flowering
- july,august
About Zombi Pea, Wild Cowpea
Vigna vexillata is a perennial climbing or trailing herb. Leaves are 3-foliolate and leaflets are 6. Flowers are bright pink, one to few in sub umbellate racemes, calyx bi-lipped.
Where to find it
- Along the trail from Govindghat to Ghangaria
Habitat
In Semi-evergreen forests and sandy soil habitats.
Uses & folklore
Roots are edible, seeds are used as vegetable and whole plant is used as fodder.
What the name means
Vigna honours Domenico Vigna, a 17th-century Italian botanist; vexillata means "with a banner" (the upright top petal).
