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Vigna unguiculata (L.)Walp.

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HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae

GENUS: Vigna Savi

Vigna unguiculata (L.)Walp. [Accepted]
    Dolichos L. biflorus L. {Synonym}
    Dolichos L. melanophtalmos DC. {Synonym}
    Vigna sinensis (L.)Hassk. {Synonym}
    Vigna sinensis (L.)Hassk. ssp. sinensis {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Catjang [210]; Cow pea [210]; Cowpea [210]

  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Angola-ISO (N) [210]; Botswana (N) [8]; Burundi (N) [8]
    Cameroon (N) [8]; Chad (N) [64]; Djibouti (N) [1765]
    Equatorial Guinea-ISO (N) [8]; Ethiopia (N) [210]
    Gambia The (N) [8]; Ghana (N) [212]; Guinea (N) [212]
    Guinea Bissau (N) [224]; Ivory Coast (N) [210]
    Kenya (N) [210]; Liberia (N) [212]; Malawi (N) [8]
    Mali (N) [561]; Mozambique (N) [210]
    Namibia-ISO (N) [232]; Niger (N) [212]; Nigeria (N) [212]
    Rwanda (N) [220]; Sao Tome & Principe (N) [217]
    Sierra Leone (N) [212]; South Africa (N) [336]
    Sudan (N) [29]; Tanzania (N) [210]; Togo (N) [23]
    Uganda (N) [210]; Zaire (N) [210]; Zambia (N) [210]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [210], Somalia-Masai bushland and thicket [210]
    Somalia-Masai grasslands [210], Somalia-Masai woodland [210]
    Sudanian bushland and thicket [210], Sudanian grasslands [210]
    Sudanian woodland [210], Zambezian bushland and thicket [210]
    Zambezian grassland [210], Zambezian woodland [210]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing, Not climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Herb
  Lifespan: Annual
  Nodules: Present [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist,
   Esfeds(1988) Extract From Esfeds Database

  
USES:
  Food and Drink [1785,210]; Forage; Medicine; Weed; Environmental

  
NOTES:
  Many cultivated forms; nomenclature of these somewhat disputed.
  Verdcourt(r.280): 5 ssp.:u.;cylindrica;sesquipedalis;dekindtiana;mensensis.
  Marechal et al. (r.336);two more ssp.;stenophylla & tenuis.
  Marechal et al(ref.336) place sesquipedalis & cylindrica as 'cultivar groups'.
  Marechal et al place ssp.mensensis as a var. of ssp.dekindtiana.
  Verdcourt's classification is retained here, pro tem.
  Nodulation data also from Dolichos biflorus L. [1785]


DATA SOURCES:

8.

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

23.

   Ern,H., 1984
    Leguminosae. In:Flore analytique du Togo.Brunel,J.F. et al.
    Leguminosae. In:Flore analytique du Togo.Brunel,J.F. et al.

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.

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.

217.

   Liberato, Maria Candida, 1972
    Flora de Sao Tome e Principe: Papilionaceae
    Flora de Sao Tome e Principe: Papilionaceae

220.

   Troupin,G., 1984
    Flore du Rwanda
    Flore du Rwanda

224.

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

232.

   Schreiber,A., 1980
    60.Papilion.In:Prodr.Flora von Sudwestafrika.Merxmuller,H.
    60.Papilion.In:Prodr.Flora von Sudwestafrika.Merxmuller,H.

336.

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

561.

   Boudet,G. & Lebrun,J.-P., 1986
    Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali.IEMVPT Et.+Syn.16.
    Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali.IEMVPT Et.+Syn.16.

1765.

   Audru,J. et al., 1987
    Maisons-Alfort:IEMVPT.La vegetation...Republique de Djibouti
    Maisons-Alfort:IEMVPT.La vegetation...Republique de Djibouti

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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