Vigna honours Domenico Vigna the Professor of botany at Pisa ( - 1647).
Angularis
Adzuki Bean
Other Names:
Summary:
Description:
Cotyledons:
Two.
First leaves:
Leaves:
Stipules -
Petiole -
Blade -
Stem leaves -
Stems:
Flower stem -
Flower head:
Flowers:
Ovary -
Calyx -
Perianth -
Sepals -
Petals -
Stamens -
Anthers -
Fruit:
Seeds:
Roots:
Key Characters:
Biology:
Life cycle:
Annual vine.
Physiology:
Reproduction:
Flowering times:
Seed Biology and Germination:
Vegetative Propagules:
Hybrids:
Allelopathy:
Population Dynamics and Dispersal:
Origin and History:
Eastern and southern Asia.
Distribution:
ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA.
Habitats:
Climate:
Soil:
Plant Associations:
Significance:
Beneficial:
Food and vegetable crop.
Detrimental:
Weed of following crops.
Toxicity:
Not recorded as toxic.
Legislation:
None.
Management and Control:
Heliothis cause significant damage in most areas. Etiella causes damage in inland NSW and Maruca Pod Borer in Queensland and coastal NSW. Green Vegetable Bug (Nezara species), Riptortus species and Mirperus species also affect Adzuki beans.
Thresholds:
Eradication strategies:
Herbicide resistance:
Biological Control:
Heliothis cause significant damage in most areas. Etiella causes damage in inland NSW and Maruca Pod Borer in Queensland and coastal NSW. Green Vegetable Bug (Nezara species), Riptortus species and Mirperus species also affect Adzuki beans.