Fabaceae
Vigna

Vigna schlechteri Harms

First published in H.G.A.Engler & O.Drude, Veg. Erde 9(III 1): 688 (1915)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical Africa to KwaZulu-Natal. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/170474/1314770

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Leguminosae, B. Mackinder, R. Pasquet, R. Polhill and B. Verdcourt. Flora Zambesiaca 3:5. 2001

Morphology General Habit
Perennial with a rootstock.
Morphology Stem
Stem glabrous or slightly pubescent (pubescence is more evident in South Africa).
Morphology Leaves Leaflets
Leaflets 3, 20–30 × 10–12 mm, acute to rounded at the apex, rounded at the base; petiole 1.7–4 cm long; rhachis 0.2–0.5 cm long; stipules 5–11 × 1–3.5 mm, peltate, multinerved.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Peduncle 0.7–1.2 cm × 0.2–0.5 mm, glabrous; rhachis 1-noded.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flower 8–9 mm long; pedicel 0.5–1 mm long, not really expanding as the pod matures; bracteoles 1 mm long, 1-nerved.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx glabrous or pubescent; tube 2–4 mm long; lobes 1.5–3 mm long, lanceolate, ciliate, the lower slightly longer, the upper two almost not joined.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Standard without appendages or with 2 parallel widely spaced weak appendages; keel without a beak, slightly twisted towards the left.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary 7–8-ovuled.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod c. 3.5 cm × 2.5 mm, linear-cylindrical, glabrous, with a straight beak.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seed 2–3 × 1.5–2 mm; hilum excentric; aril excentric.
[FZ]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Climbing, Herb
[ILDIS]

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

  • 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