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Taxon:  Vigna trilobata (L.) Verdc.



Summary
Genus:
Vigna
Subgenus:
Ceratotropis
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Phaseolinae
Nomen number:
41642
Place of publication:
Taxon 17:172. 1968
Verified:
03/12/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
53 (53  active, 52  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Dolichos trilobatus L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Phaseolus trilobatus (L.) Schreb.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Phaseolus trilobus auct.
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Reference(s)
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  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. 1959-
  4. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. 1980-
  5. Doi, K. et al. 2002. Molecular phylogeny of genus Vigna subgenus Ceratotropis based on rDNA ITS and atpB-rbcL intergenic spacer of cpDNA sequences. Genetica 114:129-145.
  6. Doi, K. et al. 2002. Molecular phylogeny of genus Vigna subgenus Ceratotropis based on rDNA ITS and atpB-rbcL intergenic spacer of cpDNA sequences. Genetica 114:129-145.
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  10. Javadi, F. et al. 2011. Molecular phylogeny of the subgenus Ceratotropis (genus Vigna, Leguminosae) reveals three eco-geographical groups and Late Pliocene-Pleisticene diversification: evidence from four plastid DNA region sequences. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 108:367-380.
  11. Javadi, F. et al. 2011. Molecular phylogeny of the subgenus Ceratotropis (genus Vigna, Leguminosae) reveals three eco-geographical groups and Late Pliocene-Pleisticene diversification: evidence from four plastid DNA region sequences. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 108:367-380.
  12. Maesen, L. J. G. van der & Sadikin Somaatmadja, eds. 1989. Pulses. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 1:85.
  13. 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 28:212.
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  24. Tomooka, N. et al. 2005. Chapter 10. Mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek]. Genetic resources, chromosome engineering, and crop improvement. 2005- 325-345.
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Common names
English
jungli-bean –
three-lobe-leaf cowpea –
India
mugun –
mungan –
pillipesara –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJava 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Yunnan]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Java]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage Maesen, L. J. G. van der & Sadikin Somaatmadja, eds. 1989. Pulses. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 1:85.
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. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=41642. Accessed 10 January 2025.

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