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Vigna unguiculata subsp. cylindrica
Also called Southern Pea, Black Eyed Pea
Catjang is a shrubby, densely branched perennial subspecies of cowpea, native to Africa and grown in warm tropical and subtropical regions. It is grown mainly as fodder in the US and as a food crop elsewhere, and it thrives in hot, dry conditions.
Catjang (Vigna unguiculata subsp. cylindrica) is a subspecies of cowpea. The catjang plant is native to Africa, and is an erect densely branched shrubby perennial of Old World tropics. It now grows in other warm regions, as well. In the US, it is grown primarily as fodder, but elsewhere is used as a food crop. The name comes from Indonesian and Malay word kacang, a generic word for beans and nuts.
Catjang is low in saturated fat and is a good source of dietary fiber, protein, iron, phosphorus, zinc, copper and manganese, and a very good source of folate and magnesium.
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