Vigna subterranea

Vigna subterranea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Phaseoleae
Subtribus: Phaseolinae
Genus: Vigna
Subgenus: V. subg. Vigna
Sectio: V. sect. Vigna
Species: Vigna subterranea

Name

Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc., 1981

Synonyms

• Arachidna trifolia Adans. ex A.Chev.
• Arachis africana Burm.f.
• Cryptolobus africanus Spreng.
• Cryptolobus subterraneus (L.) Spreng.
• Geolobus flavus Raf.
• Glycine subterranea L.
• Tetrodea subterranea (L.) Raf.
• Vigna subterranea var. spontanea (Harms) Pasquet
• Voandzeia subterranea (L.) Thouars

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Nigeria, Sudan Introduced into: Angola, Benin, Burkina, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, New Guinea, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Verdcourt, B. 1981. Kew Bulletin 35: 474.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Vigna subterranea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Vigna subterranea. Published online. Accessed: May 24 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Vigna subterranea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 May 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Vigna subterranea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 24. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Vigna subterranea. Accessed: 24 May 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Vigna subterranea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2021 May 24.

Vernacular names

English: bambara groundnut, jugo bean
Yorùbá: ẹ̀pà ròro

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