Summary
Place of publication:
J. Bot. 20:69. 1882
Verified:
08/15/1996
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Exell, A. W. et al., eds. Flora zambesiaca. 1960-
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- Jaaska, V. 1999. Isoenzyme diversity and phylogenetic affinities among the African beans of the genus Vigna (Fabaceae). Biochem. Syst. & Ecol. 27:569-589.
- Jaaska, V. 1999. Isoenzyme diversity and phylogenetic affinities among the African beans of the genus Vigna (Fabaceae). Biochem. Syst. & Ecol. 27:569-589.
- Kretschmer, A. E., Jr. 1998. pers. comm.
- Lock, J. M. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989
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- Pentney, C. J. et al. 1984. Studies on the germination, phenology and Rhizobium requirements of Vigna parkeri. Trop. Grasslands 18(2):66-74.
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Common names
English
creeping vigna –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Kenya | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Uganda | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Ethiopia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Angola | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zambia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Burundi | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Cameroon | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Rwanda | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Zaire | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Madagascar | | |
Native
Africa
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola, Zambia
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WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Burundi, Cameroon, Rwanda, Zaire
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WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Madagascar
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Animal food | forage | | 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:232-234. |
| Environmental | soil improver | | Kretschmer, A. E., Jr. 1998. pers. comm. |
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=405763.
Accessed 25 April 2025.