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Vigna hosei (Craib)Backer

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HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae

GENUS: Vigna Savi

Vigna hosei (Craib)Backer [Preferred name]
    Dolichos hosei Craib {Synonym}
    Vigna oligosperma Backer {Synonym}
    Vigna parkeri ssp. acutifolia Verdc. {Synonym}
    Vigna parkeri ssp. maranguensis (Taub.)Verdc., p.p. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Sarawak Bean [2159, 3030]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Kenya (N) [3270]; Mozambique (N) [336]; Rwanda (I) [336]; Tanzania (N) [336]
  Asia
India (I) [3027, 3366]; Kerala [3366]; Orissa [3366]; Tamil Nadu [3027]; Indonesia (N) [336, 3898]; Japan (I) [2846]; Jawa (N) [3898]; Malaysia (N) [261, 336, 3004]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [3004]; Ryukyu Is (N) [2846]; Sarawak (N) [261]; Sri Lanka (I) [261, 336, 3705]; Taiwan (I) [2159, 2846]
  Australasia
Australia (U) [261]
  Caribbean
Guadeloupe (I) [1790]; Martinique (I) [1790]; St Lucia (I) [1790]
  North America
United States (I) [3157]; Florida [3157]
  South America
Surinam (U) [261]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [261, 3705, 3898] ; Distribution Map [2845] ; Illustration [2826, 2846]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing [261], Not climbing ; Further editing: 2001-06 Pasquet RS, 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157] ; Habit: Herb [261] ; Lifespan: Perennial [261] ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 2001-06 Pasquet RS ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1996 (Japan) Ohashi H, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005), 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P

  
USES:
  Environmental [261, 3030, 3705]

  
NOTES:
  Native of India and Borneo. []
  Origin unknown. [261]
  No undoubted specimens seen from New Guinea but probably been introduced. [261]

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

261.

  Verdcourt, B., 1979
    A Manual of New Guinea Legumes. Office of Forests, Lae,PNG

336.

  Marechal, R. et al., 1978
    Boissiera 28:1-273 ...Phaseolus et Vigna...

1790.

  Howard, R.A. et al., 1988
    Dicotyledoneae Part 1.Fl. Lesser Antilles Arnold Arboretum

2159.

  Wiersema, J.H. et al., 1990
    Legume Nomenclature USDA Germplasm Sys. USDA Tech. Bull.1757

2826.

  Ohashi, H., 1982
    in Satake.Wild Flws of Japan, Herb.Pls 2:186-212,pls.179-200

2845.

  Tateishi, Y., 1984
    Contrbtns.Vigna...TaiwanI. Sci.Rep.TohokuUni4th(Biol)38:335-

2846.

  Tateishi, Y. & Nackejimma, C., 1990
    T.place of origin...V.hosei...Ryukyu I. J.Jap.Bot.65:243-47.

3004.

  Ford, C.S., 1994
    Kew Herbarium Material.

3027.

  Nair, N.C. & Henry, A.N., 1983
    Flora of Tamil Nadu, India Vol.1

3030.

  Ambasta, S.P., 1986
    The useful plants of India

3157.

  Isely, D., 1998
    Native & naturalized Leg.of the USA.Brigham Young Univ.Utah

3270.

  Pasquet, R.S., 2001
    Pers. comm.

3366.

  Sanjappa, M., 2000
    Checklist of the Leguminosae in South Asia. Typescript

3705.

  Maxwell, R.H., 1991
    In:Dassanayake,M.D. & Fosberg,F.R.(Eds.) A revised handbook

3898.

  Backer, C.A., 1963
    Flora of Java. Groningen, The Netherlands
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