EPPO Global Database

Vigna angularis(PHSAN)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-02-17

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: PHSAN
  • Preferred name: Vigna angularis
  • Authority: (Willdenow) Ohwi & Ohashi

Notes

Himalayas, northeast India, Indochina (Vietnam), China (including Taiwan), Japan, Korea. Cultivated as a legume crop in most of tropical Asia. Introduced in Russian Far East, eastern Africa, Mexico 


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Azukia angularis (Willdenow) Ohwi
Phaseolus angularis (Willdenow) Wight

Common names
Name Language
adzuki bean English
red mung bean English
Adzukibohne German
haricot à feuilles angulaires French
pois azuki French
poroto arroz Spanish
fagiolo adzuki Italian
azuki Japanese
アズキ Japanese
chi dou Chinese
赤豆 Chinese
kacang merah Indonesian
Korean
pat Korean