Accession details
Passport data and everything else
16265
Accession number
16265
Holding institute
Institute code
ETH013
Acquisition Date
January 23, 1989
Provenance of material
Biological status of accession
Traditional cultivar/Landrace
Type of germplasm storage
Seed collection
Curation type
Partly curated
Availability for distribution
Available for distribution
ITPGRFA MLS
Accession is part of the Multi-lateral system of ITPGRFA
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Taxonomy provided to Genesys
Genus
Vigna
Specific epithet
unguiculata — Browse this species at ETH013
Scientific name
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.
Crop
cowpea
Crop name
Cowpea
Matched GRIN taxon
Current GRIN taxon
Associated Datasets
Collecting information
Provenance of material
Location of collecting site
36 km East of Asmara on the way to Massawa
Collecting institute name
University of Asmara
Latitude of collecting site
15.4167
Longitude of collecting site
39
Elevation of collecting site
1,350
Climate at origin
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum temperature [°C] | 7.9 | 8.6 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.5 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.8 | 14.2 | 11.7 | 9.6 | 8.5 |
| Mean temperature [°C] | 16 | 16.8 | 18.3 | 19.6 | 20.9 | 22.1 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 18.8 | 16.9 | 16 |
| Maximum temperature [°C] | 24.2 | 25.1 | 26.5 | 27.4 | 28.4 | 28.9 | 25.6 | 25.4 | 27.2 | 25.9 | 24.2 | 23.7 |
| Monthly precipitation [mm] | 40 | 44 | 31 | 40 | 35 | 27 | 133 | 138 | 41 | 46 | 33 | 44 |
Bioclimatic variables
Annual mean temperature [°C]
18.9
Mean diurnal range (mean of monthly (max temp - min temp))
14.2
Isothermality (bio2/bio7) (* 100)
0.7
Temperature seasonality (standard deviation *100)
20.1
Max temperature of warmest month [°C]
28.9
Min temperature of coldest month [°C]
7.9
Temperature annual range (bio5-bio6) [°C]
21
Mean temperature of wettest quarter [°C]
20.5
Mean temperature of driest quarter [°C]
20.8
Mean temperature of warmest quarter [°C]
21.1
Mean temperature of coldest quarter [°C]
16.2
Annual precipitation [mm]
652
Precipitation of wettest month [mm]
138
Precipitation of driest month [mm]
27
Precipitation seasonality (coefficient of variation)
67
Precipitation of wettest quarter [mm]
312
Precipitation of driest quarter [mm]
102
Precipitation of warmest quarter [mm]
195
Precipitation of coldest quarter [mm]
128
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Passport Data Completeness Index
PDCI score of this accession is 6.65 of 10.0. Read about Passport Data Completeness Index
GENUS
120
SPECIES
80
SPAUTHOR
5
SUBTAXA
0
SUBTAUTHOR
0
CROPNAME
45
ACQDATE
10
SAMPSTAT
80
DONORCODE
0
DONORNUMB
0
OTHERNUMB
0
DUPLSITE
30
STORAGE
15
DONORNAME
20
DUPLINSTNAME
0
ACCEURL
40
MLSSTAT
15
ORIGCTY
80
COLLSITE
15
LATITUDE
40
LONGITUDE
40
ELEVATION
15
COLLDATE
0
BREDCODE
0
ANCEST
0
COLLSRC
0
ACCENAME
0
COLLNUMB
0
COLLCODE
0
COLLNAME
15
Metadata
UUID
urn:uuid:229a5d01-0e2d-49b4-a917-5010ab60a4a0
Last updated
September 17, 2025
Created
Date not provided