Fabaceae
Vigna

Vigna platyloba Welw. ex Hiern

First published in Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 257 (1896)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre

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.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 405 (1929).
  • Hiern in Cat. Afr. PI. Welw. 1: 257 (1896).
  • Torre in Consp. Fl. Angol. 3: 268 (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?
May 22, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [3549], Zambia K000071850 Yes
May 22, 2002 White, F. [2440], Zambia K000071853 Yes
May 22, 2002 Welwitsch [2278], Angola K000071854 Yes
May 22, 2002 Verboom, W.C. [LK88], Zambia K000071851 Yes
May 22, 2002 Barbosa, G. [8.888], Angola K000071855 Yes
May 22, 2002 Richards, H.M. [1296], Zambia K000071847 Yes
May 22, 2002 Richards, H.M. [5515], Zambia K000071848 Yes
May 22, 2002 Richards, H.M. [s.n.], Zambia K000071849 Yes
May 22, 2002 Richards, H.M. [11278], Zambia K000071852 Yes
May 21, 2002 Jackson, G. [1588], Malawi K000071840 Yes
May 21, 2002 Richards, H.M. [16498], Malawi K000071842 Yes
May 21, 2002 Pawek, Jean [5879], Malawi K000071843 Yes
May 21, 2002 Pawek, Jean [8501B], Malawi K000071836 Yes
May 21, 2002 Pawek, Jean [11743], Malawi K000071837 Yes
May 21, 2002 Whyte, A. [s.n.], Malawi K000071838 Yes
May 21, 2002 Jackson, G. [1588], Malawi K000071841 Yes
May 21, 2002 Pawek, Jean [7368], Malawi K000071835 Yes
May 21, 2002 Pawek, Jean [6057], Malawi K000071844 Yes
May 21, 2002 Jackson, G. [1588], Malawi K000071839 Yes
May 21, 2002 Pawek, Jean [6575], Malawi K000071845 Yes
May 21, 2002 Pawek, Jean [9936], Malawi K000071846 Yes
May 21, 2002 Whyte, A. [s.n.], Malawi K000071834 Yes
Bidgood, S. [5781], Tanzania K000468644 Yes

Sources

  • 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

  • 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0