Vigna unguiculata subsp. aduensis Pasquet

First published in Kew Bull. 52: 840 (1997)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Ethiopia. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Afromontane grassland
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Climbing, Herb
[ILDIS]

Seed Collecting Guide. RBG Kew (2013-2016)

Morphology General Habit
Annual herb, erect, climbing or prostrate, 15-80 cm tall
Morphology Stem
stems glabrous or scabrous
Morphology Leaves Stipules
stipules very large, 12-27 mm by 7-10 mm
Morphology Leaves
alternate, trifoliolate, leaflets entire to 3-lobed, lateral leaflets opposite and asymmetrical, central leaflet symmetrical and ovate, petiole 5-25 cm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
racemose, rachis with 3-4 nodes, internodes short, 5mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
flowers 20-25 mm long, calyx lobes 10-14 mm long, keel unbeaked, twisted to the left, style allogamous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
fruit seeds 3-3.5 mm by 2mm.
Ecology
disturbed areas. altitude 1200- 2900 m
Distribution
Endemic to Ethiopia
Conservation
near threatened.
Phenology
Flower (no data), fruit (no data).
[SCG]

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