Fabaceae
Vigna

Vigna kirkii (Baker) J.B.Gillett

First published in Kew Bull. 20: 103 (1966)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a climbing annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • 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.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

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.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Mackinder, B., Pasquet, R., Polhill, R. & Verdcourt, B. (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 3(5): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Gillett in Kew Bulletin 20: 103 (1966).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1970 Kirk, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000263434 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burundi K001359100 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001360268 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Republic of the K001359099 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360284 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sudan K001357898 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360281 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9917] Tanzania K:SPC-24534.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Guinea-Bissau K001357454 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360285 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001360262 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360279 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Republic of the K001359098 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360283 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360276 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360282 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001363121 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360271 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001360269 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001363119 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360273 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001363120 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360275 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360278 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sudan K001357899 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001360266 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360274 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001360263 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001360261 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001360260 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001360265 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001363122 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001360264 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gambia, The K001357453 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360280 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360277 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001360267 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360272 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001360270 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • 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

  • Seed Collection Guides

    • Seed Collection Guides
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