Adzuki bean vs Cowpea

Vigna angularis compared with Vigna unguiculata

Key Differences

• Adzuki bean is Least Concern while Cowpea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adzuki bean	Cowpea
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Vigna	Vigna
Species	Vigna angularis	Vigna unguiculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Adzuki bean and Cowpea share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Vigna.

Conservation Status

Adzuki bean

LC — Least Concern

Cowpea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adzuki bean	Cowpea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adzuki bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Seychelles, Taiwan, and United States.

Cowpea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Croatia, Italy), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Adzuki bean

The Adzuki bean (Vigna angularis) is a species in the genus Vigna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States