Fabaceae
Vigna

Vigna dalzelliana (Kuntze) Verdc.

First published in Kew Bull. 24: 558 (1970)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Pakistan to Indo-China, Philippines. It is a scrambling annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Annual/Perennial, Climbing/Not climbing, Herb
[ILDIS]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Seed Collecting Guide. RBG Kew (2013-2016)

Morphology General Habit
Twining or creeping herb, stem glabrous
Morphology Leaves
Leaf trifoliolate, petiole 1.2-3.8 cm long, leaflets 1.8-5 cm long, 1.2-3.8 cm broad, lateral leaflets oblique, ovate or rhomboid ovate, sometimes lobed, acuminate, pubescent to subglabrous on both sides, petiolule c. 1.5 mm long, stipels minute; stipules 3-3.5 mm long, produced below the point of attachment
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
A capitate raceme, peduncle 2.5-5.0 cm long, pedicel short, bracteoles c. 5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 2.5 mm long, glabrous, teeth shorter than the tube, the upper two mostly connate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla yellow, 5-6 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit c. 3-5.6 cm long, glabrous, beaked, 8-10-seeded.
Ecology
This species forms a component of the ground flora of monsoon forest. It is also found mountain grassland.
Distribution
India, Cambodia, Laos, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam.
Conservation
Least concerned
Phenology
Flower (December), fruit (Peak November - December)
[SCG]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19892280/20163346

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Uses

Use
Food and Drink
[ILDIS]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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

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    • Seed Collection Guides
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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