Fabaceae
Vigna
Vigna vexillata

Vigna vexillata var. wightii (Benth. ex Bedd.) Babu & S.K.Sharma

First published in Bull. Bot. Surv. India 27: 28 (1985 publ. 1987)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is India. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Gamble, J. S. (1918). Flora of the Presidency of Madras, Vol. 1. (Parts 2-3) 1918-19

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 9, 1977 Wight, R. [798] India Vigna wightii K000900668 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1918 Wight, R. [244] India Vigna wightii K000900669 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Vigna wightii K001355777 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Vigna wightii K001355778 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Vigna wightii K001355776 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Vigna wightii K001355775 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Vigna wightii K001355774 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Vigna wightii K001355773 Yes

Sources

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • 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