Fabaceae
Vigna

Vigna venulosa Baker

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 203 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Chad. It is a climbing annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Aké Assi, L. (2001). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. I. Boissiera 57: 1-396.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bak. f. Leg. Trop. Afr. 2: 399.
  • Chev. Bot. 202 (incl. var. lathyroides A. Chev. (1912))
  • in F.T.A. 2: 203 (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.
  • Aké Assi, L. (2001). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. I. Boissiera 57: 1-396.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill
  • Hepper, F. N. (1958). Papilionoideae. In: Flora West Tropical Africa. Keay, R. W. J.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2022 Rieder, C.; Camara, M. [396] Guinea K000010747 No
Jan 1, 1971 Bos, J.J. [2300] Liberia K000239574 Yes
Apr 14, 1966 Morton, J.K. [2840] Sierra Leone K000239571 Yes
Jan 1, 1953 Scott Elliot, G.F. [5295] Sierra Leone K000239565 Yes
Baldwin, J.T., Jr. [10504] Liberia K000239576 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [555] Guinea K000239561 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [3461] Sierra Leone K000239567 Yes
Adames, P. [802] Liberia K000239573 Yes
Jordan, H.D. [929] Sierra Leone K000239563 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Togo K001357631 Yes
Huntley, B.J. [3424] Angola K001604388 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [3296] Sierra Leone K000239569 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guinea K000338257 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guinea K001357628 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Central African Republic K001359237 Yes
Baldwin, J.T., Jr. [9864] Liberia K000239578 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guinea K000745700 Yes
Chwalien, A. [3214] Mali K000239558 Yes
Jordan, H.D. [154] Sierra Leone K000239568 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guinea K000023284 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mali K001357629 Yes
Linder, D.H. [1512] Liberia K000239575 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Togo K001357630 Yes
Pereira, J.A. [2750] Guinea-Bissau K000239559 Yes
Guerra, J.A. [3931] Guinea-Bissau K000239560 Yes
Morton; Gledhill, D. [61] Sierra Leone K000239570 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guinea K000615304 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [4510] Sierra Leone K000239566 Yes
Marmo, V. [240] Sierra Leone K000239562 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [4038] Sierra Leone K000239564 Yes
Bequaert, J.C. [36] Liberia K000239577 Yes
King, H.C. [13] Sierra Leone K:SPC-04966.000 No
Deighton, F.C. [2324] Sierra Leone K000239572 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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/

  • 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