SC - Black-eyed peas

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/6/98 12:38:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, acrouss at gte.net
writes:

<< OK, so are they a pea or a bean, ie little pea leaves and pea flowers, or
 big flat bean leaves and bean flowers?>>

They are cowpeas. :-) Seriously though, they are technically beans and belong
to the Vigna spp. The leaves, flowers and fruits are beanlike as is there
culture. 

For what it's worth broad beans have a leaf structure, etc. that is similar to
peas. :-)
 
<< Pen poised, ready to revise my "all beans are new world all peas are old
 world" blanket statement...:)>>

Black-eyed peas are beans of the species Vigna. Old World  You may lower your
pen and begin revising. :-)

Ras
 
<< --AM, delighted on this topic.
  >>

Were medieval Vigna spp. fatter or thinner than modern Vigna spp.? <hehehe>
Just kidding. ;-)

Ras
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