Fabaceae
Vigna

Vigna platyloba Welw. ex Hiern

First published in Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 257 (1896)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre

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.
  • 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.

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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 405 (1929).
  • Hiern in Cat. Afr. PI. Welw. 1: 257 (1896).
  • Torre in Consp. Fl. Angol. 3: 268 (1966).

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?
May 22, 2002 Welwitsch [2278] Angola K000071854 Yes
May 22, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [3549] Zambia K000071850 Yes
May 22, 2002 Richards, H.M. [1296] Zambia K000071847 Yes
May 22, 2002 Verboom, W.C. [LK88] Zambia K000071851 Yes
May 22, 2002 Richards, H.M. [11278] Zambia K000071852 Yes
May 22, 2002 Richards, H.M. [5515] Zambia K000071848 Yes
May 22, 2002 Barbosa, G.; Correia, R. [8.888] Angola K000071855 Yes
May 22, 2002 Richards, H.M. [s.n.] Zambia K000071849 Yes
May 22, 2002 White, F. [2440] Zambia K000071853 Yes
May 21, 2002 Jackson, G. [1588] Malawi K000071840 Yes
May 21, 2002 Jackson, G. [1588] Malawi K000071839 Yes
May 21, 2002 Pawek, Jean [11743] Malawi K000071837 Yes
May 21, 2002 Pawek, Jean [7368] Malawi K000071835 Yes
May 21, 2002 Pawek, Jean [9936] Malawi K000071846 Yes
May 21, 2002 Richards, H.M. [16498] Malawi K000071842 Yes
May 21, 2002 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000071838 Yes
May 21, 2002 Pawek, Jean [6057] Malawi K000071844 Yes
May 21, 2002 Pawek, Jean [6575] Malawi K000071845 Yes
May 21, 2002 Pawek, Jean [5879] Malawi K000071843 Yes
May 21, 2002 Jackson, G. [1588] Malawi K000071841 Yes
May 21, 2002 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000071834 Yes
May 21, 2002 Pawek, Jean [8501B] Malawi K000071836 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001359868 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001362031 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001359872 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001359226 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001359870 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001359871 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001359867 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001359869 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001359873 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5781] Tanzania K000468644 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001362030 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001362032 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 Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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/

  • 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

  • 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