Accession details
Passport data and everything else
TVu-4218
Accession number
TVu-4218
Holding institute
Institute code
NGA039
Acquisition Date
December 6, 1972
Provenance of material
Biological status of accession
Traditional cultivar/Landrace
Type of germplasm storage
Seed collection
Medium term seed collection
Long term seed collection
Curation type
Fully curated
Availability for distribution
Available for distribution
ITPGRFA MLS
Accession is part of the Multi-lateral system of ITPGRFA
Safety duplication institute
Accession URL
Taxonomy provided to Genesys
Genus
Vigna
Specific epithet
unguiculata — Browse this species at NGA039
Scientific name
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.
Crop
cowpea
Crop name
Cowpea
Matched GRIN taxon
Current GRIN taxon
Accession names
Accession name
TVu-4218
Associated Datasets
Collecting information
Provenance of material
Collecting date of sample
December 6, 1972
Collecting source
Field or cultivated habitat
Location of collecting site
Rugange, Girei, Nigeria
Collecting institute name
K.M. RAWAL
Latitude of collecting site
9.2333
Longitude of collecting site
12.5333
Elevation of collecting site
157
Climate at origin
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum temperature [°C] | 17.8 | 20.5 | 23.8 | 25.5 | 24.3 | 22.7 | 22.3 | 22.2 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 19.5 | 17.1 |
| Mean temperature [°C] | 26.6 | 28.9 | 31.4 | 32.2 | 29.9 | 27.4 | 26.5 | 26.4 | 26.3 | 27.7 | 27.6 | 26 |
| Maximum temperature [°C] | 35.5 | 37.3 | 39 | 39 | 35.6 | 32.2 | 30.7 | 30.6 | 30.6 | 33.4 | 35.7 | 35 |
| Monthly precipitation [mm] | — | — | 5 | 47 | 109 | 140 | 174 | 210 | 193 | 53 | 3 | — |
Bioclimatic variables
Annual mean temperature [°C]
28.1
Mean diurnal range (mean of monthly (max temp - min temp))
12.9
Isothermality (bio2/bio7) (* 100)
0.6
Temperature seasonality (standard deviation *100)
20
Max temperature of warmest month [°C]
39
Min temperature of coldest month [°C]
17.1
Temperature annual range (bio5-bio6) [°C]
21.9
Mean temperature of wettest quarter [°C]
26.4
Mean temperature of driest quarter [°C]
27.1
Mean temperature of warmest quarter [°C]
31.1
Mean temperature of coldest quarter [°C]
26.4
Annual precipitation [mm]
934
Precipitation of wettest month [mm]
210
Precipitation seasonality (coefficient of variation)
102
Precipitation of wettest quarter [mm]
577
Precipitation of warmest quarter [mm]
161
Precipitation of coldest quarter [mm]
577
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Passport Data Completeness Index
PDCI score of this accession is 7.75 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
0
DUPLINSTNAME
0
ACCEURL
40
MLSSTAT
15
ORIGCTY
80
COLLSITE
15
LATITUDE
40
LONGITUDE
40
ELEVATION
15
COLLDATE
30
BREDCODE
0
ANCEST
0
COLLSRC
50
ACCENAME
50
COLLNUMB
0
COLLCODE
0
COLLNAME
15
Metadata
UUID
urn:uuid:d0393240-b58d-436a-ace6-bb66e1c2abbe
Last updated
July 21, 2026
Created
Date not provided