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Vigna subterranea (L.)Verdc.

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HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae

GENUS: Vigna Savi

Vigna subterranea (L.)Verdc. [Preferred name]
    Glycine subterranea L. {Synonym}
    Voandzeia subterranea (L.)DC. {Synonym}
    Voandzeia subterranea (L.)Thouars {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Bambara [1941]; Bambara Bean [32]; Bambara Groundnut [261, 341, 1915, 1941]; Bambarra Groundnut [1902, 3030]; Mani Congo [2157]; Ouange [1941]; Pistache Malgache [1915]; Voanjabory [3402]; Voanjobory [3402]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Angola (I) [216]; Benin (I) [212]; Cameroon (N) [210]; Central African Rep. (U) [210]; Chad (I) [64]; Ethiopia (I) [24]; Ghana (I) [212]; Guinea Bissau (I) [224]; Ivory Coast (I) [212]; Kenya (I) [210]; Mali (I) [212]; Mozambique (I) [8]; Namibia (N) [8]; Nigeria (N) [210]; Senegal (I) [212]; Sudan (I) [29]; Swaziland (I) [8]; Tanzania (I) [210]; Togo (I) [212]; Uganda (I) [210]; Zaire (I) [230]; Zambia (I) [28]
  Asia
India (I) [1914]; Karnataka [1914]; Indonesia (I) [3898]; Jawa (N) [3898]
  Australasia
Papua New Guinea (I) [261]
  Caribbean
Dominican Republic (I) [2157]
  Indian Ocean
Comoro Is (U) [3054, 4747]; Madagascar (I) [3054, 3402, 4747]; Mauritius (I) [1915]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [212];
    Sudanian woodland [341];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [210, 212, 230, 1941, 2157, 3402, 3898] ; Illustration [210, 341, 2157]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [3402] [3898] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Herb [1941] [3402] [3898] ; Lifespan: Annual [1941] [3402] [3898] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Polhill RM, 1998 Heald J, 2003-11 (Madagascar) Novoselova MS extract, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005), 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P, 2005 (Indian O

  
USES:
  Environmental [3030]; Food and Drink [14, 212, 1941, 3030, 3402]; Forage [3030]

  
NOTES:
  Probably native only in N.Nigeria, Cameroon & Central African Republic. [212]
  Native of Africa. [3898]
  Native to Africa. [1915]

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

8.

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

14.

  Dalziel, J.M., 1937
    The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa

24.

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

28.

  White, F., 1962
    Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia.

29.

  Andrews, F.W., 1952
    The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan;Vol.2.

32.

  Lock, J.M., 1985
    Pers.obs.

64.

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

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.

216.

  Torre, A.R. et al., 1966
    Papilionoideae.In:Consp.Fl.Angolensis 3.Exell & Fernandez

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

261.

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

341.

  Hepper, F.N., 1963
    Kew Bull.16:395-403. Voandzeia & Kerstingiella.

1902.

  Terrell, E.E., 1977
    Checklist of Names for 3,000 Vas.Pl... Agric.Handbook No.505

1914.

  Sanjappa, M., 1992
    Legumes of India. Dehra Dun: Bishen Singh Mahendra...

1915.

  Polhill, R, M., 1990
    Legumineuses.In:Flore des Mascareignes,Vol 80.J. Bosser et a

1941.

  Robertson, S.A., 1989
    Flowering Plants of Seychelles. Kew

2157.

  Liogier, A.H., 1985
    La Flore de la Espanola.III

3030.

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

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  Voeltzkow, A., 1916
    Fl. Fauna Comoren

3402.

  Du Puy, D.J. et al., 2002
    The Leguminosae of Madagascar. RBG Kew.

3890.

  Lock, J.M. & Ford, 2004
    Legumes of Malesia: A check-list. RBG Kew.

3898.

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

4747.

  Voeltzkow, A., 1917
    Flora und Fauna der Comoren. 428-480. Berlin.

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