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Vigna aconitifolia (Moth Bean; Moth-Bean; Matki; Mat Bean; Mat; Dew-Bean)

Synonyms:
Language: Hindi; Sinhala

Wikipedia Abstract

Vigna aconitifolia is a drought resistant legume, commonly grown in arid and semi-arid regions of India. It is commonly called mat bean, moth bean, matki, Turkish gram or dew bean. The pods, sprouts and protein rich seeds of this crop are commonly consumed in India. Moth bean can be grown on many soil types, and can also act as a pasture legume.
View Wikipedia Record: Vigna aconitifolia

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Low

Predators

Acanthoscelides obtectus (bean weevil)[2]
Callosobruchus analis[2]
Callosobruchus chinensis (Southern Cowpea Weevil)[2]
Callosobruchus maculatus (bruchid beetle)[2]
Camelus dromedarius (dromedary)[3]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
♦ 3FEEDING BEHAVIOUR OF CAMEL REVIEW, Arshad Iqbal & Bakht Baidar Khan, Pak. J. Agri. Sei. Vol. 38 (3-4), 2001, p. 58-63
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0