Creeping Vigna
Vigna parkeri ?
Observed in turf/pasture near Eldoret, Kenya. December 2015.
FLOWERS: Small pea flower sky blue in color. There are yellow flowered forms also.
Several flowers together in short racemes.
VINE: Mostly herbaceous vine that will grow close to ground and form mats.
LEAVES: Leaves are compound with three broad leaflets. Leaflets and new growth pubescent.
RANGE: This East African native has been investigated as a tropical forage crop and has been planted widely for trials.
FRUIT: The bean pods were not observed.
UNARMED.
Fabaceae -- Bean Family -- Paplionoideae - Typical Bean Family
More Information:
- Book: Upland Kenya Wild Flowers and Ferns by A. D. Q. Agnew, 3rd Revised Edition, 2013, Nature Kenya - The East Africa Natural History Society
- Tropical Forages
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Google Images
- Google Scholar Literature Search