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Latin name: Vigna unguiculata (Linn.) Walp

Alias: carob, ginger bean, banded bean

Synonymy: Vigna unguiculata

Kindred: kingdom Plantae

Organism: phyla

Subclass: subphylum angiosperms

Organism: class Dicotyledons

Subphylum: class Dicotyledons

Plantae: Seed Plantae

Subphylum: Angiosperms

Organism: Dicotyledons

Subclass: Primitive Perianth Subclass

Organism: Rosaceae

Suborder: Rosaceae

Family: Leguminosae

Subfamily: Pteridophyllum

Group: Vegetable beans

Genus: Cowpea Genus

Species: Cowpea

Region of distribution: Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Guangxi, Hebei, Hubei, Sichuan, etc.

Subtribe: Cauliflower bean subtribe