Fabaceae
Vigna

Vigna nervosa Markötter

First published in Ann. Univ. Stellenbosch, Reeks A, Wis.- Naturk 8(1): 26 (1930)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Zimbabwe to S. Africa. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe

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.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1988 Galpin, E.E. [1327] South Africa K000263451 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K001362629 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K001362620 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K001362630 No
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K001362622 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K001362626 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K001362628 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K001362624 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K001362621 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K001362619 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K001362631 No
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K001362625 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K001362623 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K001362627 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