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Vigna heterophylla A.Rich.

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HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae

GENUS: Vigna Savi

Vigna heterophylla A.Rich. [Preferred name]
    Vigna abyssinica Taub. {Synonym}
    Vigna ambacensis Baker {Synonym}
    Vigna chiovendae Baker {Synonym}
    Vigna congoensis Baker f. {Synonym}
    Vigna heterophylla var. lanceolata R.Wilczek {Synonym}
    Vigna micrantha sensu Chiov. {Synonym}
    Vigna pubigera Baker {Synonym}
    Vigna stuhlmannii Harms {Synonym}

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Angola (N) [210]; Benin (N) [8]; Burundi (N) [210]; Cameroon (N) [212]; Chad (N) [64]; Ethiopia (N) [210]; Ghana (N) [212]; Guinea Bissau (N) [224]; Kenya (N) [210]; Malawi (N) [8]; Mali (N) [212]; Niger (N) [78]; Nigeria (N) [212]; Rwanda (N) [220]; Sierra Leone (N) [8]; Sudan (N) [210]; Tanzania (N) [210]; Togo (N) [212]; Uganda (N) [210]; Zaire (N) [210]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Guinea-Congolia/Sudania regional transition zone; grasslands. [210];
    Guinea-Congolia/Zambezia regional transition zone: bushland and thicket. [210];
    Lake Victoria regional mosaic; bushland and thicket [210];
    Lake Victoria regional transition zone; grasslands [210];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [24, 210, 230]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing, Not climbing ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2001-06 Pasquet RS ; Habit: Herb ; Lifespan: Annual ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 2001-06 Pasquet RS ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

8.

  Lock, J.M., 1985
    Specimen in Herb.Kew

24.

  Thulin, M., 1983
    Opera Botanica 68:1-223.Leguminosae of Ethiopia

64.

  Lebrun, J.-P. et al, 1972
    IEMVPT Et.Bot.1,Catalogue des Plant.Vasc.du Tchad Meridional

78.

  Peyre de Fabregues, B.& Lebrun, 1976
    IEMVPT Etude Botanique No.3. Catalogue des plantes..du Niger

210.

  Gillett, J.B. et al., 1971
    Papilionoideae.In:Fl.Trop.E.Africa,Milne-Redhead & Polhill

212.

  Hepper, F.N., 1958
    Papilionoideae.In:Flora West Tropical Africa.Keay,R.W.J.

220.

  Troupin, G., 1984
    Flore du Rwanda

224.

  D'Orey, J. & Liberato, Maria C., 1971
    Flora da Guinea Portuguesa: Papilionoideae

230.

  Robyns, W.(Ed.), 1954
    Flore du Congo Belge Vol.6. Dalbergieae,Vicieae,Phaseoleae
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