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Vigna umbellata (Thunb.)Ohwi & H.Ohashi

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HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae

GENUS: Vigna Savi

Vigna umbellata (Thunb.)Ohwi & H.Ohashi [Preferred name]
    Azukia umbellata (Thunb.)Ohwi {Synonym}
    Dolichos umbellatus Thunb. {Synonym}
    Phaseolus calcaratus Roxb. {Synonym}
    Phaseolus pubescens Blume {Synonym}
    Phaseolus riccardianus Ten. {Synonym}
    Phaseolus ricciardus Ten. {Synonym}
    Phaseolus torosus Roxb. {Synonym}
    Vigna brachycalyx Baker {Synonym}
    Vigna calcarata (Roxb.)Kurz {Synonym}
    Vigna papuana Baker f. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Anatasamby [3402]; Arak-Mungi [3028]; Ghurush [3030]; Mahalay [3402]; Rice Bean [261, 1902, 1915, 3030, 3705]; Sutri [3030]; Tsesisa [3402]; Tsiasisa [3402]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Ghana (I) [8]; Kenya (I) [210]; Mali (N) [561]; Sierra Leone (I) [8]; Tanzania (I) [210]; Zaire (I) [8]; Zambia (I) [8]
  Asia
Bangladesh (I) [336, 3091]; Bhutan (I) [1914, 1947]; Cambodia (N) [336, 1942]; China (N) [261, 336, 1942]; Hainan (N) [3424]; India (N) [261, 1914, 1942, 1944, 1947, 3009, 3027, 3028, 3040, 3043, 3119, 3140, 3143, 3373, 3376, 3585, 3603, 3615, 3623, 3695]; Andhra Pradesh [3009]; Arunachal Pradesh [3040]; Assam [1914]; Bihar [3603]; Gujarat [1914]; Haryana [3373]; Himachal Pradesh [3140]; Karnataka [1944]; Kerala [3623]; Madhaya Pradesh [3695]; Manipur [3615]; Meghalaya [3043]; Nagaland [3615]; Orissa [3376]; Punjab [3143]; Rajasthan [3028]; Sikkim [1947]; Tamil Nadu [3027]; Uttar Pradesh [3585]; West Bengal [3119]; Indonesia (N) [261, 3004, 3898]; Irian Jaya (N) [261]; Japan (I) [336, 1930]; Jawa (N) [3898]; Laos (N) [1942]; Lesser Sunda Is (N) [3004]; Malaysia (N) [1914, 1942, 2111]; Nepal (I) [1914, 2898, 3369]; Pakistan (I) [1938]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [2111]; Philippines (N) [336, 1942, 3963]; Sri Lanka (I) [1957, 3705]; Thailand (N) [336, 3047]; Vietnam (N) [336, 1942]
  Australasia
Australia (I) [1880]; Papua New Guinea (I) [261]
  Indian Ocean
Laccadive Is (I) [3379]; Madagascar (I) [3402]; Mauritius (I) [1915]; Reunion (I) [1915]
  Pacific Ocean
Solomon Is (I) [261]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [210];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [261, 1930, 1938, 1942, 1947, 1957, 2111, 3402, 3424, 3705, 3898] ; Illustration [2827, 3593]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing [261] [3402], Not climbing [261] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2001-06 Pasquet RS, 2004-2005 Novoselova MS ; Habit: Herb [261] [3402] ; Lifespan: Annual [261] [2111] [3402], Perennial [2111] ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 2001-06 Pasquet RS ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Polhill RM, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 1996 (Japan) Ohashi H, 2003-11 (Madagascar) Novoselova MS extract, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005), 200

  
USES:
  Environmental [3705]; Food and Drink [261, 336, 1942, 2828, 3030, 3034, 3402, 3603, 3705]; Forage [261, 3030, 3402, 3603]; Medicine [2828]

  
NOTES:
  Var.umbellata occurs in Malesia as shown here. [336]
  Var.gracilis occurs in mainland Asia only. [336]
  Native to Asia. [1915]

  
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