Vigna unguiculata subsp. baoulensis (A.Chev.) Pasquet

First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 62: 158 (1993)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is W. Tropical Africa to Cameroon. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

Seed Collecting Guide. RBG Kew (2013-2016)

Morphology General Habit
habit Annual herbs, erect, prostrate or climbing
Morphology Leaves Stipules
stipules oblong or ovate, medifixed, erect, 6-20 mm long, with a spur at the base
Morphology Leaves
leaves trifoliolate, leaflets lanceolate, ovate or rhombic, 15-165 x 8-90 mm, glabrous or sparsely hairy, apex acute or acuminate, venation reticulate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
inflorescences axillary, few-flowered, lax, rachis glands present. flowers large, 26-38 mm long, with a strong aroma, calyx lobes short, 0.5-2 mm, keel twisted to the left, not beaked, style with a horizontal stigma directed outwards, number of ovules per ovary usually more than 16
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
fruit pods bourne above ground, erect or pendent, linear-cylindrical or linear-oblong, 3.5-5(-12) mm long, not fleshy, not twisted at dehiscence
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
seeds 11-18 per pod, testa black, brown or white, frequently mottled, aril present along rim, white.
Ecology
disturbed areas. altitude80-1250 m
Distribution
restricted to West Africa (with one Zambian collection).
Conservation
least concerned.
Phenology
Flower (no data), fruit (no data).
[SCG]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Climbing, Herb
[ILDIS]

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