Fabaceae
Vigna

Vigna multinervis Hutch. & Dalziel

First published in Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 1: 409 (1928)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a scrambling perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

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.
  • Aké Assi, L. (2001). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. I. Boissiera 57: 1-396.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • 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.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • 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.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bak. f. Leg. Trop. Afr. 2: 398
  • F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 1: 409 (1928)
  • Kew Bull. 1929: 17
  • Wilczek in Fl. Congo Belge 6: 357.

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.
  • Aké Assi, L. (2001). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. I. Boissiera 57: 1-396.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • 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.
  • 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].
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • 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.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Seed Collection Guides

  • Maxted et al. 2004, An ecogeographic study of African Vigna. FZ volume:3 part:5 (2001) Leguminosae by B. Mackinder, R. Pasquet, R. Polhill and B. Verdcourt

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 398 (1929).
  • Hepper in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 568 (1958).
  • Hutch. & Dalz. in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1929:17 (1929).
  • Hutch. & Dalz. in Flora of West Tropical Africa 1: 409 (1928)
  • Wilczek in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 6: 357 (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?
Jul 1, 2010 Cheek, M.; Ndive; Sama; Enow; Nicholas; Manga [14168] Cameroon K001562854 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360295 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Angola K001363134 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Central African Republic K001359104 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guinea K000745732 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon K001359110 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Angola K001363135 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360297 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Republic of the K001359111 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001363124 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria K001357459 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001363131 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001363127 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001360292 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon K001359108 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Republic of the K001359112 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001360290 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K000745706 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5449] Tanzania K000190679 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ghana K001357457 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Central African Republic K001359103 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001363125 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Central African Republic K001359106 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guinea K000437203 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guinea K000745731 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001360291 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K000745730 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Republic of the K001359114 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Republic of the K001359113 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001363130 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria K001357458 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001363128 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360294 Yes
Barter [1799] Niger K000263394 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001360288 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ghana K001357456 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001363133 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ghana K001357455 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001363129 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K000745705 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360296 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001363126 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guinea K000436410 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001360293 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001357901 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon K001359107 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sudan K001357900 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Central African Republic K001359105 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001360289 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon K001359109 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001360286 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001363132 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001360287 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K000745707 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guinea K000615309 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001363123 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • 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/

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