Fabaceae
Vigna

Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.

First published in Kew Bull. 35: 474 (1980)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Nigeria to South Sudan. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Nigeria, Sudan

Introduced into:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, New Guinea, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • van der Maesen, L.J.G. & Sosef, M.S.M. (2016). Flore du Gabon 49: 1-407. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Beentje, H. (2010). The Kew Plant Glossary: an Illustrated Dictionary of Plant Terms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Brink, M. & Belay, G. (2006). Cereals and Pulses: Volume 1 of Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. PROTA.
  • Mabberley, D.J. (2008). Mabberley’s Plant-book: a Portable Dictionary of Plants, their Classification and Uses. Third edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2008). Seed Information Database (SID). Version 7.1.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Berhaut, J. (1976). Flore illustrée du Sénégal 5: 1-658. Gouvernement du Sénégal, Ministère du développement rural direction des eaux et forêta, Dakar.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Ambasta, S. P. (1986). The useful plants of India
  • Backer, C. A. (1963). Flora of Java. Groningen, The Netherlands
  • Dalziel, J. M. (1937). The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
  • Du Puy, D. J. et al. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar. RBG Kew.
  • Hepper, F. N. (1958). Papilionoideae. In: Flora West Tropical Africa. Keay, R. W. J.
  • Hepper, F. N. (1963). Kew Bull. 16:395-403. Voandzeia & Kerstingiella.
  • Liogier, A. H. (1985). La Flore de la Espanola. III
  • Lock, J. M. (1985). Pers. obs.
  • Polhill, R, M. (1990). Legumineuses. In: Flore des Mascareignes, Vol 80. J. Bosser et a
  • Robertson, S. A. (1989). Flowering Plants of Seychelles. Kew
  • Terrell, E. E. (1977). Checklist of Names for 3, 000 Vas. Pl... Agric. Handbook No. 505
  • Verdcourt, B. (1979). A Manual of New Guinea Legumes. Office of Forests, Lae, PNG

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 28, 2001 Phiri, Rabson [140] Zambia K000070705 Yes
Sep 28, 2001 Nutt, W.H. [s.n.] Zambia K000070703 Yes
Sep 28, 2001 Pedro; Pedrogao [3156] Mozambique K000070707 Yes
Sep 28, 2001 Moore, T.C. [1251] Zambia K000070706 Yes
Sep 28, 2001 Clothier [1252] Zambia K000070704 Yes
Sep 28, 2001 Gossweiler [8657] Angola K000070710 Yes
Sep 28, 2001 Gossweiler [8657] Angola K000070709 Yes
Sep 28, 2001 Welwitsch [2206] Angola K000070708 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Togo K001357696 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon K001364146 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001357764 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon K001357760 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001364159 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon K001357759 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon K001364140 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Madagascar K001362426 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001360790 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon K001364137 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] French Guiana K001364148 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sudan K001359321 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Central African Republic K001357769 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Togo K001357695 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001357766 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001364157 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon K001364143 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt K001364154 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ghana K001357694 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ghana K001357692 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mali K001357691 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria K001357703 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360794 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [s.n.] Nigeria K000263433 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Madagascar K001362425 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001364153 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Central African Republic K001357770 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001364158 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon K001364145 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Central African Republic K001357767 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon K001357762 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt K001364156 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon K001364135 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001364152 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360793 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria K001357702 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001357765 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001360789 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon K001364141 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon K001364142 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001364162 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001364149 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360798 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mali K001357690 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360799 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria K001357700 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001360791 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon K001364138 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360796 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon K001357761 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Central African Republic K001357768 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ghana K001357693 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360792 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt K001364155 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001364151 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon K001364144 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001357763 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001364150 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [s.n.] Nigeria K000263432 Syntype Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Senegal K001357704 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001364161 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria K001357701 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon K001364139 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001364160 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360795 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001364147 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360797 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon K001364136 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [916] Nigeria Voandzeia subterranea K:SPC-22192.000 No
Hepper, F.N. [2705] Voandzeia subterranea K:SPC-00773.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna subterranea var. spontanea K001357771 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria Vigna subterranea var. spontanea K001357706 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria Vigna subterranea var. spontanea K001357705 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vigna subterranea var. spontanea K001357772 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria Vigna subterranea var. spontanea K001357707 Yes

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