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Title: Is a black eyed pea actually a pea or a bean?
Post by: thedoc on 23/03/2010 17:51:46

Is a black eyed pea actually a pea or a bean?


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Title: Is a black eyed pea actually a pea or a bean?
Post by: thedoc on 23/03/2010 17:51:46

We put this to Claire Domoney, from the John Innes Centre:

Claire -   No.  Actually, it’s a member of the Vigna genus if I remember correctly and certainly not a pea.
[Other members of the genus Vigna include the Azuki Bean, Mung bean and Cowpea. Peas are Pisum sativum.]

Title: Is a black eyed pea actually a pea or a bean?
Post by: thedoc on 23/03/2010 18:10:21

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