Fabaceae
Vigna

Vigna longissima Hutch.

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1921: 367 (1921)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Guinea, Nigeria to Tanzania and Zambia. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Guinea, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bak. f. Leg. Trop. Afr. 2: 414
  • Wilczek in Fl. Congo Belge 6: 377.
  • in Kew Bull. 1921: 367

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • 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].
  • 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

  • Hepper, F. N. (1958). Papilionoideae. In: Flora West Tropical Africa. Keay, R. W. J.
  • Robyns, W. (Ed.) (1954). Flore du Congo Belge Vol. 6. Dalbergieae, Vicieae, Phaseoleae

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] Guinea K000460432 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362201 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362205 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362207 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guinea K000460687 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362203 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria K001357682 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362202 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362206 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360661 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guinea K000024046 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guinea K000024044 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362204 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362200 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362199 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guinea K000460449 Yes
Lely, H.V. [360] Nigeria K000263379 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guinea K000024045 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362197 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria K001357681 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362196 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360660 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362198 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 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