Pictured are seeds & pods of Vigna marina (left) and Vigna o-wahuensis (right).There are three Vigna spp. native to the Hawaiian Islands:Vigna adenanthaWild peaAn indigenous species once found on Oahu (Diamond Head) and on Hawaii Island.Last collected in the early 1800's and apparently extinct in the islands.Flower:
www.flickr.com/photos/plantaspinunsulaosa/5287966570/in/p...Vigna marina Beach pea, Notched cowpeaHawaiian names: Lemuomakili, Mohihihi, Nanea, Nenea, Phili, Philihili, Plihilihi, Wahine mao, kolemakiliAn indigenous coastal plant found on Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii Island.Early Hawaiians used the leaves, stalk, midrib (kua), and stems. They were pounded until soft and applied to wounds and hh (boils, running sore, ulcerous).Flower:
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/8479539073/in/photolist-...Habit:
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/8479538929/in/photolist-...Vigna o-wahuensisOahu cowpea, Oahu vignaEndangered. Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (All the main islands, but now extinct on Niihau and Oahu*)Flower:
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5744224323/in/photolist-...Leaf:
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/6795465212/in/photolist-..._____* Presumed to be naturally extinct on Niihau and Oahu, which is ironic given the common name Oahu vigna and Latin specific epithet o-wahuensis, an older written form of Oahu [O-Wahu]. No known Hawaiian name.
