EPPO Global Database

• EPPO Code: DOLLA
• Preferred name: Lablab purpureus
• Authority: (Linnaeus) Sweet

Native to Africa south of Sudan, Madagascar, India. Cultivated for its edible pods and seeds (toxic unless cooked), and as a forage crop. Widely grown throughout the tropics. Introduced in eastern Europe, Western Asia, Himalayas,  Indochina, Malesia, China (including Taiwan),Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America, New Guinea, Australia.