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Taxon:  Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. unguiculata Unguiculata Group (Vigna unguiculata Unguiculata Group)



Summary
Genus:
Vigna
Subgenus:
Vigna
Section:
Catiang
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Phaseolinae
Nomen number:
300675
Comment:
[or V. unguiculata Unguiculata Group]
Verified:
12/06/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. (136 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. aduensis Pasquet (0 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. alba (G. Don) Pasquet (0 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. baoulensis (A. Chev.) Pasquet (0 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. burundiensis Pasquet (0 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. dekindtiana (Harms) Verdc. (35 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. letouzeyi Pasquet (0 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. pawekiae Pasquet (0 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. protracta (E. Mey.) B. J. Pienaar (0 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. pubescens (R. Wilczek) Pasquet (1 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. stenophylla (Harv.) Marechal et al. (0 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. tenuis (E. Mey.) Marechal et al. (6 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. unguiculata (698 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. unguiculata Biflora Group (8 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. unguiculata Melanophthalmus Group (0 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. unguiculata Sesquipedalis Group (50 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. unguiculata var. spontanea (Schweinf.) Pasquet (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Dolichos unguiculatus L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Phaseolus unguiculatus (L.) Piper

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Dolichos sinensis L.
Vigna sinensis (L.) Savi ex Hassk.
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Reference(s)
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  2. Coulibaly, S. et al. 2002. AFLP analysis of the phenetic organization and genetic diversity of Vigna unguiculata L. Walp. reveals extensive gene flow between wild and domesticated types. Theor. Appl. Genet. 104:358-366.
  3. Dayap, F. T. & E. T. Rasco, Jr. 1988. Genetic analysis for nitrogen fixation (acetylene reduction) and nodulation in bush sitao (Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdc. × Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. spp. unguiculata. Philipp. J. Crop Sci. 13(suppl. 1):S18.
  4. Duke, J. A. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance. 1981
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  8. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  9. Maesen, L. J. G. van der & Sadikin Somaatmadja, eds. 1989. Pulses. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 1:77.
  10. Maréchal, R. et al. 1978. Étude taxonomique d'un groupe complexe d'espèces des genres Phaseolus et Vigna (Papilionaceae) sur la base données morphologiques et polliniques, traitées par l'analyse informatique. Boissiera 28:191.
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  13. Nuez, F. et al. 1993. Recolección de especies hortícolas en Ecuador. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 96:32.
  14. Pasquet, R. S. 1999. Genetic relationships among subspecies of Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. Theor. Appl. Genet. 98:1104-1119.
  15. Pasquet, R. S. 2000. Allozyme diversity of cultivated cowpea. Theor. Appl. Genet. 101:211-219.
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  18. Simon, M. V. et al. 2007. Genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships in Vigna Savi germplasm revealed by DNA amplification fingerprinting. Genome 50:538-547.
  19. Singh, B. B. 2006. Chapter 5. Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.]. Genetic resources, chromosome engineering, and crop improvement. 2005- 118-161.
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  25. Vijaykumar, A. et al. 2010. Phylogenetic analysis of subgenus Vigna species using nuclear ribosomal RNA ITS: Evidence of hybridization among Vigna unguiculata subspecies. J. Heredity 101:177-188.
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Common names
English
black-eyed-pea –
cowpea –
crowder-pea –
southern-pea –
French
haricot indigène –
niébé –
pois à vaches –
German
Augenbohne –
Italian
fagiolino dall'occhio –
vigna cinese –
Japanese Rōmaji
sasage –
Spanish
costeño –
frijol de costa –
rabiza –
Transcribed Chinese
jiang dou –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated     
2CultivatedAfrica Africa  
Cultivated

  • REGION:
Africa
  • REGION: Africa
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Maesen, L. J. G. van der & Sadikin Somaatmadja, eds. 1989. Pulses. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 1:77.
Animal foodforage Maesen, L. J. G. van der & Sadikin Somaatmadja, eds. 1989. Pulses. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 1:77.
Environmentalsoil improver Maesen, L. J. G. van der & Sadikin Somaatmadja, eds. 1989. Pulses. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 1:77.
Human foodvegetable Maesen, L. J. G. van der & Sadikin Somaatmadja, eds. 1989. Pulses. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 1:77.
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=300675. Accessed 29 November 2024.

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