Fabaceae
Vigna

Vigna heterophylla A.Rich.

First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 218 (1848)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Guinea, Cameroon to Eritrea and S. Tropical Africa, SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a scrambling annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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].
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • 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.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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].
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • 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.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 218 (1847).
  • Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 410 (1929).
  • Bak. in E.T.A. 2: 197 (1871).
  • Wilczek in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 6: 377 (1954).

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?
Aug 1, 2010 Biye, E. [97] Cameroon K000746559 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001357848 No
Schimper [464] Ethiopia K000263419 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001363099 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001363095 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359605 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001357842 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359603 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359600 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359599 Yes
Schimper [465] Ethiopia K000263420 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359593 Yes
Petit [s.n.] Ethiopia K000263416 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359606 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359590 Yes
Petit [s.n.] Ethiopia K000263417 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359602 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001363100 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359592 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001359610 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359597 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Yemen K001355493 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001357846 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001363098 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359594 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359604 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359608 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001363096 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359591 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001357841 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359601 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001363097 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001357847 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001357844 Yes
Schimper, M.W. [243] Ethiopia K000263418 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001357840 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359598 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359609 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001357845 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001363101 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359596 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001359589 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Yemen K001355492 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001357843 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359595 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001357849 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359607 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/

  • 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