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Vigna subterranea (L.)Verdc.

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HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae

GENUS: Vigna Savi

Vigna subterranea (L.)Verdc. [Accepted]
    Voandzeia Thouars subterranea (L.)Thouars {Synonym}
    Voandzeia Thouars subterranea (L.)DC. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Bambara bean [32]; Bambara groundnut [341]

  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Angola-ISO (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-ISO (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]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [212], Sudanian woodland [341]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Herb
  Lifespan: Annual
  Nodules: Present [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist

  
USES:
  Food and Drink [1785,14,212]; Environmental; Forage

  
NOTES:
  Wild form is var.spontanea (Harms)Hepper.
  Probably native only in N.Nigeria, Cameroun & Central African Rep. (r.212).
  Nodulation data from Voandzeia subterranea (L.) Thouars [1785]


DATA SOURCES:

8.

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

14.

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

24.

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

28.

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

29.

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

32.

   Lock,J.M., 1985
    Pers.obs.
    Pers.obs.

64.

   Lebrun,J.-P. et al, 1972
    IEMVPT Et.Bot.1,Catalogue des Plant.Vasc.du Tchad Meridional
    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
    Papilionoideae.In:Fl.Trop.E.Africa,Milne-Redhead & Polhill

212.

   Hepper,F.N., 1958
    Papilionoideae.In:Flora West Tropical Africa.Keay,R.W.J.
    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
    Papilionoideae.In:Consp.Fl.Angolensis 3.Exell & Fernandez

224.

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

230.

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

341.

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

1785.

   Allen,O.N. & Allen,E.K., 1981
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
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