| Cowpea accession | Source | Plant type | Terminal leaflet shape | Leaf colour | Peduncle type | Leaf texture | Flower colour code | Pod anthocyanin pigmentation | Seed colour | Seed texture | Use |
| IB (Ife Brown) | UI, Nigeria | Semi-erect | Subglobose | Green | Not branched | Smooth | 2 | None | Brown | Rough | Cultivar |
| IB-Y-1 | UI, Nigeria | Semi-erect | Subglobose | Yellow | Not branched | Smooth | 2 | None | Brown | Rough | Mutant of IB |
| IB-BPC | UI, Nigeria | Semi-erect | Subglobose | Green | Branched | Smooth | 2 | None | Brown | Rough | Mutant of IB/Variety |
| IB-CR | UI, Nigeria | Semi-erect | Subglobose | Green | Not branched | Crinkle | 2 | None | Brown | Rough | Mutant of IB |
| IT86D-719 | IITA, Nigeria | Semi-erect | Subglobose | Green | Not branched | Smooth | 1 | Whole pod | White | Rough | Elite cultivar |
| IT86D-1010 | IITA, Nigeria | Semi-erect | Hastate | Green | Not branched | Smooth | 2 | Tip only | White | Smooth | Elite cultivar |
| IT89KD-374-57 | IITA, Nigeria | Semi-spreading | Subglobose | Green | Not branched | Smooth | 3 | None | Cream | Rough | Elite cultivar |
| IT90K-284-2 | IITA, Nigeria | Semi-erect | Subglobose | Green | Not branched | Smooth | 4 | None | Tan | Smooth | Elite cultivar |