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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
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
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=467943. Accessed 3 April 2025.

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