Fabaceae
Vigna

Vigna radicans Welw. ex Baker

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 198 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Kenya and S. Tropical Africa. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Central African Repu, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Mackinder, B., Pasquet, R., Polhill, R. & Verdcourt, B. (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 3(5): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Mackinder, B., Pasquet, R., Polhill, R. & Verdcourt, B. (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 3(5): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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?
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362026 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Angola K001362029 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362017 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362010 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001362003 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362015 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362016 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362020 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6029] Tanzania K000468396 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362027 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362022 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362019 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362021 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362013 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362004 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362008 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362006 Yes
Welwitsch [2254] Angola K000263449 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362007 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362012 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362025 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362018 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362023 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362005 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362009 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362024 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362011 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362028 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362014 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

  • 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