Fabaceae
Vigna
Vigna unguiculata

Vigna unguiculata subsp. stenophylla (Harv.) Maréchal, Mascherpa & Stainier

First published in Taxon 27: 200 (1978)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Mackinder, B., Pasquet, R., Polhill, R. & Verdcourt, B. (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 3(5): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Chevalier, A. [24377] Mali Vigna stenophylla K000263395 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chevalier, A. [22298] Vigna stenophylla K000263396 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362577 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362588 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362593 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362579 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Namibia Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362564 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362575 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362572 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362584 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362594 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362576 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362587 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Namibia Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362565 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362595 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362569 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362566 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362589 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362573 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362590 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362571 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362585 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362582 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362592 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362596 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362578 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362574 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362567 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362580 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362583 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362591 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362568 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362581 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362570 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna unguiculata subsp. protracta K001362586 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