Frijol caupí: Thailand Long
(Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata)

Vigna unquiculata es una leguminosa de grano originaria de África. Atributos como el porte (erecto, semierecto o rastrero), el color de la semilla (tonos de blanco, rosa, marrón y negro) y el tiempo de maduración de la semilla (60 a 240 días) difieren según la variedad. Las vainas aparecen en pares en forma de V.

This variety was obtained from a missionary in Thailand in the late 1980's. Selected for longer pods and bush-like growth habit, though in our trials here in south Florida it has more of a creeping growth habit. Because of the flat shape of the seeds and the thin skinned pods, it's possible this variety is more closely related to V. unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis (yardlong bean). Works well as a cover crop. Brown seeds with dark purple mottling.