Cowpea is the fruit, the most widely distributed subspecies of the cultivated legume family, and it belongs to the pods, much like the bean horn, which are generally thick and linear, with a skin that is very smooth to the touch, and fruits that are more than 30 centimeters long.

Cowpea Fruit Type Characteristics

Cowpea fruits are generally pendulous under the vine, the pods contain 8-20 seeds, the seeds have no endosperm inside, the shape is kidney shaped, and the seeds are slow to develop.

What do cowpea fruits look like

Cowpeas are herbaceous vines or suberect herbs, the fruits are elongated and generally linear in shape, the skin is relatively smooth and contains many seeds, the surface color is generally light green and green.

Cowpea Fruit Structure Diagram

The cowpea is a fruit, and the structure of the fruit is divided into the pericarp, the pulp, the seed, and the seed coat that is wrapped around the outside of the seed. Its seed coat is usually black or brown, or white, and after harvesting, the seeds are removed from the pods and the seeds are collected for later use.