- Family:
- Fabaceae Lindl.
- Genus:
- Lablab Adans.
- Species:
- Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet
Lablab purpureus subsp. bengalensis (Jacq.) Verdc.

Native to:
India
Introduced into:
Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Kenya, Laos, Mauritius, Pakistan, Philippines, Tanzania, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Lablab purpureus subsp. bengalensis (Jacq.) Verdc. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 2, 1992 | Stocks, J.E. [s.n.], India | Nesphostylis bracteata | K000900647 | isotype | Yes |
Jan 2, 1992 | Stocks, J.E. [s.n.], India | Nesphostylis bracteata | K000900648 | isotype | Yes |
Jan 2, 1992 | Stocks, J.E. [s.n.], India | Nesphostylis bracteata | K000900649 | isotype | Yes |
May 1, 1991 | Stocks, J.E. [s.n.], India | Nesphostylis bracteata | K000900651 | holotype | Yes |
May 1, 1991 | Stocks, J.E. [s.n.], India | Nesphostylis bracteata | K000900650 | isotype | Yes |
First published in Kew Bull. 24: 411 (1970)
Accepted by
- Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a checck-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- 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.
- Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
- Polhill, R.M. (1990). Flore des Mascareignes 80: 1-235. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a checck-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-list: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Polhill, R.M. (1990). Flore des Mascareignes 80: 1-235. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
International Legume Database and Information Service
- Ali, S. I. (1977). Papilion. In: Flora of West Pakistan, No 100.
- Das, M. N. & Maheshwari, J. K. (1982). J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 3:201-225. The Legumes of Vaishali Distr...
- Nguyen van Thuan (1979). 17. Legumineuses In: Fl. Cambodge, Laos, Vietnam. Paris:Mus. N. H
- Polhill, R, M. (1990). Legumineuses. In: Flore des Mascareignes, Vol 80. J. Bosser et a
- Robertson, S. A. (1989). Flowering Plants of Seychelles. Kew
- Thuan, N. (1979). In: Flore du Cambodge, du Laos et du Vietnam. Vol. 17
- Verdcourt, B. (1970). Kew Bull. 24:379-447. Studies in FTEA Leg.-Pap. : III.
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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