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Taxon:
Vigna vexillata
(L.) A. Rich.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Vigna
Subgenus:
Plectrotropis
Section:
Plectrotropis
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Phaseolinae
Nomen number:
41649
Place of publication:
R. de la Sagra, Hist. fis. Cuba, Bot. 10:191. 1845; Hist. phys. Cuba, Bot. Pl. vasc. 440. 1846
Verified:
07/27/1987
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
175
(
174
active,
173
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
(Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Vigna vexillata
(L.) A. Rich. var.
angustifolia
(Schumach.) Baker
(7 active accession[s])
Vigna vexillata
(L.) A. Rich. var.
davyi
(Bolus) B. J. Pienaar
(0 active accession[s])
Vigna vexillata
(L.) A. Rich. var.
macrosperma
Marechal et al.
(1 active accession[s])
Vigna vexillata
(L.) A. Rich. var.
ovata
(E. Mey.) B. J. Pienaar, nom. inval.
(0 active accession[s])
Vigna vexillata
(L.) A. Rich. var.
vexillata
(4 active accession[s])
Vigna vexillata
(L.) A. Rich. var.
youngiana
F. M. Bailey
(2 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images
Reference(s)
Adam, J.-G.
Flore descriptive des monts Nimba. 1971-
Adams, C.
Flowering plants of Jamaica. 1972
Aubréville, A. et al., eds.
Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam. 1960-
Bentham, G.
Flora australiensis. 1863-1878
Berhaut, J.
Flore illustrée du Senegal. 1971-
Beyra, A. & G. Reyes Artiles.
2004. Revisión taxonómica de los géneros
Phaseolus
y
Vigna
(Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) en Cuba. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 61:151-152.
Boudet, G. et al.
Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali. 1986
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi.
Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45. 1993
Brunel, J. F. et al., eds.
Flore analytique du Togo. Phanerogames. 1984
César, E. A. et al.
Preliminary list of the Leguminosae in northeastern Brazil. 2006
Davidse, G. et al., eds.
Flora mesoamericana. 1994
Duke, J. A.
Handbook of legumes of world economic importance. 1981
Facciola, S.
Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants. 1990
Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds.
1997. Auxiliary plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 11:261-263.
Fatokun, C. A. et al.
1993. Molecular taxonomic relationships in the genus
Vigna
based on RFLP analysis. Theor. Appl. Genet. 86:97-104.
Fatokun, C. A. et al.
1993. Molecular taxonomic relationships in the genus
Vigna
based on RFLP analysis. Theor. Appl. Genet. 86:97-104.
Fatokun, C. A.
1991. Wide hybridization in cowpea: problems and prospects. Euphytica 54:137-140.
Fatokun, C. A.
1991. Wide hybridization in cowpea: problems and prospects. Euphytica 54:137-140.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Funk, V. et al.
Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584. 2007
Gomathinayagam, P. et al.
1998. Interspecific hybridization between
Vigna unguiculata
(L.) Walp. and
V. vexillata
(L.) A. Rich. through
in vitro
embryo culture. Euphytica 102:203-209.
Gomathinayagam, P. et al.
1998. Interspecific hybridization between
Vigna unguiculata
(L.) Walp. and
V. vexillata
(L.) A. Rich. through
in vitro
embryo culture. Euphytica 102:203-209.
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long.
Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim. 1984-
Hammel, B. E. et al., eds.
Manual de plantas de Costa Rica. 2003-
Hara, H. et al.
An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. 1978-1982
Hokche, O. et al.
Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezola. 2008
Howard, R.
Flora of the lesser Antilles. 1974-1989
Huang, S. F. & T. C. Huang.
Taxonomic treatment of the Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) of Taiwan. Taiwania 32:11-117. 1987
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Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
International Legume Database & Information Service.
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Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75. 1999
Kumar, S & P. V. Sane.
Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. 2003
Lawn, R. J. & A. R. Watkinson.
2002. Habitats, morphological diversity, and distribution of the genus
Vigna
Savi in Australia. Austral. J. Agric. Res. 53:1305-1316.
Lewis, G. P.
Legumes of Bahia. 1987
Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford.
Legumes of Malesia: a checklist. 2004
Lock, J. M. & J. Heald.
Legumes of Indochina: a checklist. 1994
Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson.
Legumes of West Asia: a checklist. 1991
Lock, J. M.
Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989
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 28:202.
McVaugh, R.
Flora Novo-Galiciana. 1983-
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
Flora of [West] Pakistan. 1970-
Pienaar, B. J. & P. D. F. Kok.
1991. The
Vigna vexillata
complex (Fabaceae) in southern Africa. S. African J. Bot. 57:237.
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Rechinger, K. H., ed.
Flora iranica. 1963-
Rehm, S.
Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
Sanjappa, M.
Legumes of India. 1992
Singh, B. B.
2006. Chapter 5. Cowpea [
Vigna unguiculata
(L.) Walp.]. Genetic resources, chromosome engineering, and crop improvement. 2005- 118-161.
Singh, B. B.
2006. Chapter 5. Cowpea [
Vigna unguiculata
(L.) Walp.]. Genetic resources, chromosome engineering, and crop improvement. 2005- 118-161.
Spinosa, A. et al.
1998. Assessment of genetic variation in a working collection of
Vigna vexillata
(L.) A. Rich. by isozyme and RAPD analyses. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 45:347-354.
Thulin, M.
Leguminosae of Ethiopia. Opera Bot. 68:1-223. 1983
Tomooka, N. et al.
2011. Chapter 15.
Vigna
. Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, legume crops and forages. 2011 291-311.
Tomooka, N. et al.
2011. Chapter 15.
Vigna
. Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, legume crops and forages. 2011 291-311.
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Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
Verdcourt, B.
A manual of New Guinea legumes. 1979
Wilson, J. K.
1939. Leguminous plants and their associated organisms. Mem. Cornell Univ. Agric. Exp. Sta. 221:1-48.
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Flora of Panama. 1943-1980
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Flora of China (English edition). 1994-
Common names
English
wild cowpea –
Reference(s)
zombi-pea –
Reference(s)
French
pois poison –
Reference(s)
pois zombi –
Reference(s)
Japanese Rōmaji
aka-sasage –
Reference(s)
Transcribed Chinese
ye jiang dou –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
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
Chad
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Somalia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Eswatini
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Gambia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea-Bissau
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Liberia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mali
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Niger
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Togo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Burundi
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Equatorial Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Rwanda
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Zaire
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Anhui
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Fujian
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Gansu
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangdong
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangxi
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guizhou
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Henan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Hubei
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Hunan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Jiangsu
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Jiangxi
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Shaanxi
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Sichuan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Yunnan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Zhejiang
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Bangladesh
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Bhutan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Nepal
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Cambodia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Laos
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Vietnam
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Chiapas
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Tabasco
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Yucatan
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
1
Native
Southern America
Mesoamerica
Belize
1
Native
Southern America
Mesoamerica
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Mesoamerica
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Mesoamerica
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Mesoamerica
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Mesoamerica
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Guayas
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Los Rios
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Amazonas
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Huanuco
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Junin
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Loreto
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
San Martin
2
Cultivated
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
Irian Jaya
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Papua New Guinea
Native
Africa
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
,
Sudan
,
Somalia
,
Chad
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana
,
Eswatini
,
South Africa
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Ghana
,
Gambia
,
Guinea-Bissau
,
Liberia
,
Mali
,
Niger
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
,
Sierra Leone
,
Togo
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Burundi
,
Cameroon
,
Equatorial Guinea
,
Rwanda
,
Zaire
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Yemen
CHINA:
China
[Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang]
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Bangladesh
,
Bhutan
,
India
,
Sri Lanka
,
Nepal
INDO-CHINA:
Cambodia
,
Laos
,
Myanmar
,
Thailand
,
Vietnam
Northern America
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Chiapas, Tabasco, Yucatan]
Southern America
BRAZIL:
Brazil
MESOAMERICA:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
,
Venezuela
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
,
Colombia
,
Ecuador
[Guayas, Los Rios],
Peru
[Amazonas, Huanuco, Junin, Loreto, San Martin]
Cultivated
()
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
MALESIA:
Indonesia
[Irian Jaya],
Papua New Guinea
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Animal food
forage
Pienaar, B. J. & P. D. F. Kok.
1991. The
Vigna vexillata
complex (Fabaceae) in southern Africa. S. African J. Bot. 57:237.
Environmental
erosion control
Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds.
1997. Auxiliary plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 11:261-263.
Environmental
soil improver
Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds.
1997. Auxiliary plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 11:261-263.
Human food
vegetable
Duke, J. A.
Handbook of legumes of world economic importance. 1981
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=41649
. Accessed
8 December 2024
.
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