Fabaceae
Vigna

Vigna monophylla Taub.

First published in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 223 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to Botswana. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Mackinder, B., Pasquet, R., Polhill, R. & Verdcourt, B. (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 3(5): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • 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.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 414 (1929).
  • Taub. in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 223 (1895).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 7, 1952 Gardner [38] Zimbabwe K000263447 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001360762 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001360752 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360766 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362276 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001360758 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360770 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001362282 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360774 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360777 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362275 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001362281 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360785 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360783 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362268 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514742 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360768 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360782 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001362285 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360769 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001362283 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362271 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360767 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362272 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001359311 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001359310 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burundi K001357747 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362269 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001359312 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001360760 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001362284 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362266 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360776 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362273 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360779 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360772 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514741 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001360755 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360781 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362265 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362270 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001359313 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360784 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001362278 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362267 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001362280 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001360764 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360778 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362274 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001360757 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360780 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001360753 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001360754 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001359314 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001360759 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001362279 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001360761 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001360763 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001360756 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001362277 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360773 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360775 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001360771 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001360765 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001359309 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8443] Tanzania Haydonia monophylla K:SPC-31112.000 No

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

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

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • 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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    • 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/
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