Fabaceae
Vigna

Vigna pubigera Baker

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 201 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Zambia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Walters, G., Dauby, G., Stévart, T., Dessein, S., Niangadouma, R. & Lachenaud, O. (2011). Novitates Gabonenses 80. Additions and corrections to the flora of Gabon. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 68: 423-442.
  • van der Maesen, L.J.G. & Sosef, M.S.M. (2016). Flore du Gabon 49: 1-407. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento. [Cited as Vigna heterophylla.]

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bak. f. Leg. Trop. Afr. 2: 400.
  • in F.T.A. 2: 201 (1871)

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Walters, G., Dauby, G., Stévart, T., Dessein, S., Niangadouma, R. & Lachenaud, O. (2011). Novitates Gabonenses 80. Additions and corrections to the flora of Gabon. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 68: 423-442.
  • van der Maesen, L.J.G. & Sosef, M.S.M. (2016). Flore du Gabon 49: 1-407. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K000745698 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guinea K000437495 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon Vigna ambacensis var. pubigera K001356989 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon Vigna ambacensis var. pubigera K001356984 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon Vigna ambacensis var. pubigera K001356987 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon Vigna ambacensis var. pubigera K001356985 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon Vigna ambacensis var. pubigera K001356992 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon Vigna ambacensis var. pubigera K001356991 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon Vigna ambacensis var. pubigera K001356988 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon Vigna ambacensis var. pubigera K001356990 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon Vigna ambacensis var. pubigera K001356986 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon Vigna ambacensis var. pubigera K001356993 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon Vigna ambacensis var. pubigera K001356994 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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/

  • 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