Fabaceae
Vigna
Vigna unguiculata

Vigna unguiculata subsp. mensensis (Schweinf.) Verdc.

First published in Kew Bull. 24: 545 (1970)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Eritrea to Zambia. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Republic of the Vigna unguiculata var. mensensis K001359139 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya Vigna unguiculata var. mensensis K001360482 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Republic of the Vigna unguiculata var. mensensis K001359138 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya Vigna unguiculata var. mensensis K001360481 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya Vigna unguiculata var. mensensis K001360478 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia Vigna unguiculata var. mensensis K001357987 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda Vigna unguiculata var. mensensis K001360485 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda Vigna unguiculata var. mensensis K001360486 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Republic of the Vigna unguiculata var. mensensis K001359141 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya Vigna unguiculata var. mensensis K001360480 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Republic of the Vigna unguiculata var. mensensis K001359140 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya Vigna unguiculata var. mensensis K001360479 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya Vigna unguiculata var. mensensis K001360483 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burundi Vigna unguiculata var. mensensis K001359137 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/

  • 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