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Vigna caracalla (L.)Verdc.

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HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae

GENUS: Vigna Savi

Vigna caracalla (L.)Verdc. [Preferred name]
    Caracalla pulcherrima Tod. {Synonym}
    Phaseolus bertonii Bertoni {Synonym}
    Phaseolus caracalla L. {Synonym}
    Phaseolus caracallensis St.-Lag. {Synonym}
    Phaseolus longirostratus Ducke {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Bertoni Bean [1902]; Corkscrew Flower [3602, 3705]; Moodu-mae [3705]; Snailflower [1902, 3602, 3705]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Asia
India (I) [3094]; Goa [3094]; Indonesia (I) [3898]; Jawa (N) [3898]; Sri Lanka (I) [3705]
  Central America
Mexico (U) [1117, 3348]; Panama (U) [1224, 1243]
  South America
Brazil (U) [336, 1414]; Paraguay (U) [336]; Uruguay (U) [336]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [3348, 3602, 3705, 3898]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing [3898] ; Further editing: 2003-02 (1997/1998 Editorial Scrutiny) Roskov YR, 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3348] ; Habit: Shrub [3898] ; Lifespan: Perennial [3898] ; Source(s): 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005), 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P

  
USES:
  Environmental [3348, 3898]; Miscellaneous [3705]

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

336.

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

1117.

  Breedlove, D.E., 1986
    Listados Floristicos de Mexico 4:90-112 Flora de Chiapas

1224.

  D'Arcy, W.G., 1987
    Monogr.Syst.Botany Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora Panama.

1902.

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

3094.

  Rao, R.S., 1985
    Flora of Goa, Diu, Daman, Dadra & Nagarhaveli Vol 1

3348.

  Stevens, W.D., et al., 2001
    Flora de Nicaragua,85(2)...Missouri Bot.Gard.Press

3602.

  Bailey, L.H., 1961
    Manual of cultivated plants. New York.

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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