common name for cowpea
Cowpea has a number of common names, including crowder pea, blackeyed pea, southern pea, and internationally as lubia, niebe, coupe or frijole.However, they are all the species Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp., which in older references may be identified as Vigna sinensis (L.).roduction costs for cowpea are very similar to soybeans, with the primary difference(s) being post-harvest cleaning and/or transportation. If several Indiana farmers worked together on a common delivery point for dried blackeye or purpleeye peas, transportation costs could be reduced.