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Taxon:  Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. protracta (E. Mey.) B. J. Pienaar



Summary
Genus:
Vigna
Subgenus:
Vigna
Section:
Catiang
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Phaseolinae
Nomen number:
467847
Place of publication:
S. African J. Bot. 58:420. 1992
Verified:
03/12/2014 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. 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
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. var. protracta (E. Mey.) Verdc.
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Reference(s)
  1. Maxted, N. et al. 2004. An ecogeographic study African Vigna. Syst. Ecogeogr. Stud. Crop Genepools 11:42, 43, 47, 50.
  2. Singh, B. B. 2006. Chapter 5. Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.]. Genetic resources, chromosome engineering, and crop improvement. 2005- 118-161.
  3. Singh, B. B. 2006. Chapter 5. Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.]. Genetic resources, chromosome engineering, and crop improvement. 2005- 118-161.
  4. Plants of southern Africa: an online checklist.
Common names
Distribution
Native
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Eswatini, South Africa [Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga]
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=467847. Accessed 10 April 2025.

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