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Taxon:  Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc. var. subterranea



Summary
Genus:
Vigna
Subgenus:
Vigna
Section:
Vigna
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Phaseolinae
Nomen number:
467943
Verified:
04/01/2014 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc. (44 active accession[s])
Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc. var. spontanea (Harms) Pasquet (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. Flora zambesiaca. 1960-
  2. Massawe, F. J. et al. 2005. Breeding in bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.): strategic considerations. African J. Biotech. 4:463-471.
  3. Maxted, N. et al. 2004. An ecogeographic study African Vigna. Syst. Ecogeogr. Stud. Crop Genepools 11:28-29.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2CultivatedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaChad  
2CultivatedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  
2CultivatedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  
2CultivatedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
2CultivatedAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  
2CultivatedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBurkina Faso  
2CultivatedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  
2CultivatedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  
2CultivatedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali  
2CultivatedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNiger  
2CultivatedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  
2CultivatedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaTogo  
2CultivatedAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  
2CultivatedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
Cultivated
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Chad
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Burkina Faso, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Togo
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodpulse Exell, A. W. et al., eds. Flora zambesiaca. 1960-
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=467943. Accessed 22 December 2024.

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