Fabaceae FAMILY

Vigna marina

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Vigna marina is a perennial plant producing annual stems that can be several metres long. These stems trail over the ground or twine into the surrounding vegetation[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is sometimes grown as a food crop (in the Maldives, for example) and is also used as a sand binder and ground cover.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangePantropical, along sea coasts.

HabitatIn the vicinity of sandy or stony sea shores, often just above the high tide mark, in coastal lagoons and river mouths, not occurring at much higher elevations[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].