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Taxon:  Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.



Summary
Genus:
Vigna
Subgenus:
Vigna
Section:
Catiang
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Phaseolinae
Nomen number:
41647
Place of publication:
Repert. bot. syst. 1:779. 1843
Verified:
10/28/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
138 (136  active, 108  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
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 Unguiculata Group (0 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
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
cowpea –
Reeve's-pea –
snake-bean –
French
dolique de Chine –
Spanish
chiclayo –
Swedish
ögonböna –
Transcribed Korean
dongbu –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfrica Africa  
2Cultivated     
Native
Africa
  • REGION: Africa
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
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=41647. Accessed 29 November 2024.

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