Japanese name: アズキ（小豆） Scientific name:Vigna angularis var. angularis
[Overview]
An erect or climbing annual. It has been cultivated since ancient times and is thought to have originated in the Far East, but the details are not known.
The stems and leaves are hairy.
The leaves are alternate and trifoliate.
Short racemes in the leaf axils bear yellow flowers.
The flowers have a characteristic shape, with twisted keel petals overlapped by the wing petals.
The fruit is a hairless, slender, cylindrical pod, and the seeds are usually reddish brown, the so-called azuki color.
[Cultivation]
Care is needed to avoid problems caused by continuous cropping.
