Fabaceae
Vigna

Vigna lobatifolia Baker

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 199 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical Africa to Namibia. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] Namibia K001363351 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Namibia K001363347 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Namibia K001363352 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Namibia K001363350 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Namibia K001363346 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Namibia K001363349 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Namibia K001363348 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Brummitt, R.K.; Chisumpa, S.M.; Polhill, R.M. [14256] Zambia Vigna vexillata var. lobatifolia K000072015 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Baines, T. [s.n.] Botswana Vigna vexillata var. lobatifolia K000072014 Holotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • 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

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • 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