Fabaceae
Vigna
Vigna radiata

Vigna radiata var. sublobata (Roxb.) Verdc.

First published in Kew Bull. 24: 559 (1970)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is India to Taiwan, N. & E. Australia. It is a climbing annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, India, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia

Introduced into:

Benin, Comoros, Ethiopia, Ghana, Madagascar, Mozambique, Oman, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Du Puy, D.J., Labat, N.-N., Rabevohitra, R., Villiers, J.-F., Bosser, J. & Moat, J. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar: 1-737. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (2007). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman. volume 2. Crassulaceae - Apiaceae. Scripta Botanica Belgica 36: 1-220.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mackinder, B., Pasquet, R., Polhill, R. & Verdcourt, B. (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 3(5): 1-261. 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.
  • Smith, A.C. (1985). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 3: 1-758. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.
  • Wiriadinata, H., Girmansyah, D., Hunter, J.M., Hoover, W.S. & Kartawinata, K. (2013). Floristic study of West Sumbawa, Indonesia. Reinwardtia 13: 391-404.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

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.
  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Du Puy, D.J., Labat, N.-N., Rabevohitra, R., Villiers, J.-F., Bosser, J. & Moat, J. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar: 1-737. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (2007). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman. volume 2. Crassulaceae - Apiaceae. Scripta Botanica Belgica 36: 1-220.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mackinder, B., Pasquet, R., Polhill, R. & Verdcourt, B. (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 3(5): 1-261. 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.
  • Sikarwar, R.L.S. (2014). Angiosperm diversity assessment of Chitrakootthe legendary place of Vindhyan range, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 38: 563-619.
  • Wiriadinata, H., Girmansyah, D., Hunter, J.M., Hoover, W.S. & Kartawinata, K. (2013). Floristic study of West Sumbawa, Indonesia. Reinwardtia 13: 391-404.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Seed Collection Guides

  • Flora of China: http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242414601

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Du Puy, D. J. et al. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar. RBG Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 1988 Bowman [s.n.] Australia K000279323 Yes
Aug 1, 1988 Brown, R. [s.n.] Australia K000279322 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Madagascar K001362409 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001356808 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355813 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001364067 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001356814 Yes
Wood, A. [s.n.] Australia K001357017 Yes
Aplin, T.E.H. [6299] Australia K001357019 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001364069 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Bhutan K001355806 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vietnam K001356616 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355827 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362208 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Madagascar K001362411 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355832 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355823 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Oman K001355515 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355831 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K001356704 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Oman K001355517 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355825 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Comoros K001362418 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burkina Faso K001357685 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Comoros K001362416 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355839 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355814 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355828 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Comoros K001362415 Yes
Lawn, R.J. [CQ2235] Australia K001357016 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355822 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355830 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355826 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001355845 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K001356705 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355835 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001364070 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001356811 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Oman K001355519 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Oman K001355516 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K001356702 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355833 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Thailand K001356615 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001364132 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355838 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K001356707 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K001356703 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355812 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355836 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001356813 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355824 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001356810 Yes
Remanandan, P. [4187] Australia K001357018 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001364068 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Reunion K001362420 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Oman K001355518 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362210 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001356812 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355817 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355810 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001355844 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Madagascar K001362412 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001356809 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355808 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355807 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355829 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001362211 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355811 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355821 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Madagascar K001362413 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355809 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362209 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Madagascar K001362408 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001356807 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Comoros K001362417 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355818 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355820 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355819 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355837 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Madagascar K001362414 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Reunion K001362419 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K001356706 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355816 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Madagascar K001362410 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355834 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001355815 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001356751 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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