Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis

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Read about Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Vigna sesquipedalis, W. F. Wight (Dolichos sesquipedalis, Linn.). Seeds elongated kidney-form, 8-12 mm. (1/3 – 1/2 in.) long, their thickness much less than their breadth; pods pendent, much elongated, 1-3 ft. long, fleshy and brittle, becoming more or less inflated, flabby and pale in color before ripening, and shrinking about the widely separated seeds when dry. S. Asia.


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