Fabaceae
Vigna
Vigna frutescens

Vigna frutescens subsp. frutescens

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Tropical & S. Africa. It is a scrambling perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mackinder, B., Pasquet, R., Polhill, R. & Verdcourt, B. (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 3(5): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2000 Milne-Redhead, E. [1200] Zambia K001363246 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Botswana K001360896 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359727 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K001363364 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Botswana K001360894 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001363372 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001363375 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K001363360 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001363367 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001363383 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K001363362 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359726 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K001363359 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K001363363 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K001363361 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001363371 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001363374 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001363381 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K001363358 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K001363357 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001363365 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Botswana K001360895 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001363366 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001363382 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001363380 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K001363356 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001360009 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001363368 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Botswana K001360893 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001363373 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001363370 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001363379 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001363384 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001363369 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001363376 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001363378 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001363377 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001360008 Yes
[369] South Africa Vigna pseudotriloba K000117583 Type Yes
Hill, A.W. [s.n.] Nigeria Vigna violacea K000263389 Unknown Type Material Yes
[77] South Africa Vigna longiloba K000117581 Type Yes

Sources

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0