Fabaceae
Vigna

Vigna monantha Thulin

First published in Nordic J. Bot. 11: 543 (1991)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Somalia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

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: threatened. Confidence: low confidence
[AERP]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Herb
[ILDIS]

M. Thulin. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1–4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Perennial herb with radiating trailing stems to 0.5 m long from a tuber; young stems hirsute with somewhat retrorse hairs
Morphology Leaves Leaflets
Leaflets 3, rhombic to narrowly triangular, 1.2–3.5 x 0.8–1.6 cm, the terminal ± deeply 3-lobed, the laterals ± oblique with outer lobe better developed, or occasionally the leaflets obovate and entire, shortly pubescent on both sides
Morphology Leaves Stipules
Stipules lanceolate, subpeltate with a short, often somewhat fringed appendage at the base
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences 1(–2)-flowered; peduncle 2–8 cm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx shortly pubescent to glabrous or almost so; tube c. 4 mm long; lobes 2.4–3.2 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla blue or mauve; standard c. 1.7 cm long, glabrous; keel with a short beak
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods suberect, c. 55 x 3 mm, densely pubescent with minute stiff hairs.
[FSOM]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/170455/1314482

Conservation
EN - endangered
[IUCN]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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