Leyte : Batong
cowpea (Vigna unguiculata var. unguiculata) Family: Leguminosae
Vernacular Names: batong
Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: pods, shoots
Cultivated/Foraged: Planted, Gathered
Market presence of vegetable:Marketed
Habitat: homegarden, rice fields, swidden farms, garden, everywhere
Availability: all year round; wet season
Other uses: Leaves used as poultice;
vermicast (decomposed vines and leaves)
Dishes:law-uy, adobo, nilaga, sinigang, pinakbet, sautéed, tinunuan
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Brgy.
Tagharigue, Calubian, Leyte
Brgy. Kansungka, Baybay, Leyte Brgy. Pomponan, Baybay, Leyte |
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