Fabaceae
Vigna

Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Maréchal

First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 39: 160 (1969)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to China (Yunnan). It is a scrambling annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Eritrea, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • 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.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Rechinger, K.H. & al. (1984). Papilionaceae II. Flora Iranica 157: 1-499. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Smith, A.C. (1985). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 3: 1-758. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • Zhu, X.Y., Zhang, R.P. & He, Y.L. (eds.) (2021). An inventory of legume species diversity of Myanmar: 1-297. China Minzu university press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Rechinger, K.H. & al. (1984). Papilionaceae II. Flora Iranica 157: 1-499. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Smith, A.C. (1985). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 3: 1-758. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Ali, S. I. (1977). Papilion. In: Flora of West Pakistan, No 100.
  • Ambasta, S. P. (1986). The useful plants of India
  • Chandrabose, M. & Nair, N. C. (1987). Flora of Coimbatore
  • Das, M. N. & Maheshwari, J. K. (1982). J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 3:201-225. The Legumes of Vaishali Distr...
  • Lock, J. M. & Simpson, K. (1991). Legumes of West Asia: A Checklist. RBG, Kew.
  • Maxwell, R. H. (1991). In: Dassanayake, M. D. & Fosberg, F. R. (Eds.) A revised handbook
  • Parham, J. W. (1972). Plants of the Fiji Islands
  • Pullaiah, T. & Chennaiah, E. (1997). Flora of Andhra Pradesh (Ranunculaceae - Alangiaceae)
  • Singh, A. N. (1993). In: Verma, D. M. & al. (Eds.) Flora of Madhya Pradesh, Vol. 1.
  • Terrell, E. E. (1977). Checklist of Names for 3, 000 Vas. Pl... Agric. Handbook No. 505
  • Thulin, M. (1983). Opera Botanica 68:1-223. Leguminosae of Ethiopia

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362876 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362879 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001362848 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362863 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362866 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362861 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Somalia K001362851 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362874 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355942 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362860 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362869 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362868 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362875 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362877 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001362849 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362884 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001355521 No
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362887 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362856 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Somalia K001362852 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355941 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362867 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362857 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362855 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362870 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362888 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355937 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362882 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362885 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362859 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362864 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362862 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Fiji K001362854 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355939 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362878 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362871 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362872 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001355522 No
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362886 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001362850 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K001362889 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362881 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K001362853 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362858 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355940 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362883 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362880 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362873 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001362865 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355938 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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